Jay DeMerit: Subject of film
Quotes
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Subject of film : I've always been... interested in-in-in the adventure side of things - in taking chances, taking risks - because the bigger risk you take, the bigger incentive there is at the end. And for me, there was no bigger incentive than to play professional soccer in Europe, because I knew that I'd seen it on TV - I'd watched Man United; I'd watched Liverpool; I'd been to Europe; I'd seen games - and I just thought, "Well, if I can get to the pinnacle of my profession, it's gotta be in Europe, it's gotta be there, and I gotta take that chance."
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Subject of film : At the moment you're in the top thirty players in the whole of the country of - how many? - 300... 400 million people. You know, it's like when you think about what that means, and what that means to put on that shirt and... and to play against all the rest of the best of the other countries, you know, it really defines what this sport's all about.
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Subject of film : Some people might say that I was lucky, but I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and perseverance to achieve your goals.
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Subject of film : Remember that the poorest person isn't the person that doesn't have a dollar. It's the person who has given up, the person without hope, the person without a dream.
