Ghanaian winger Mohammed Aminu has revealed how he deals with negative comments about his career, insisting that far from breaking him, criticism only fuels his determination to succeed.
The former WAFA and Manchester City youngster has often been tagged as one of Ghana’s “lost talents,” with some fans suggesting he failed to live up to expectations. Others have accused him of arrogance. But Aminu says those perceptions are misplaced.
“You know, sometimes I see comments like I’ve wasted my talent, or that I don’t respect. But those people don’t even know me, and I don’t know them either,” he told Akoma FM.
“When you come close to me, you see the way I am. Even when I came here, the coaches and staff thought I was the same as what they had heard. But I proved to them I’m not that kind of person. I just try to be humble.”
For Aminu, the comments, no matter how harsh, serve as motivation to push harder in his career.
“Yeah, it always motivates me. Sometimes I even love to see that, because it shows people are watching me and following me. It makes me want to do more and prove them wrong.”
