Edin Dzeko says he has the mental strength to succeed at Manchester City.
After all, when you have been born into the shattering experience of the Balkan conflict, nothing else tends to bother you.
"I had a very sad and traumatic childhood in the midst of the siege," the Sarajevo-born Bosnian told City's official match programme.
"Our home was destroyed so we had to move in with our grandparents.
"The whole family - maybe 15 people - were crammed into an apartment of 35 square metres.
"It was constant stress and worry. I was only young and I cried often.
"Every day, you could hear guns firing. We lost friends and some relatives. The memory does not leave you.
"You can't imagine living through something like that. When the war was over, I felt stronger mentally. There was not much that could intimidate or frighten me after that."
