If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day now, every day. It’s something I have wanted for a long time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love.

Fowler frames his return as the fulfillment of a long-held hope, using the language of prayer and childhood anticipation to convey intensity of feeling rather than literal religiosity. The “kid on Christmas day” image emphasizes renewed wonder and gratitude, suggesting that the opportunity restores a sense of joy and purpose. Calling it his “first love” signals a deep, formative attachment—likely to a club or to football itself—implying loyalty and identity as much as career ambition. The quote’s significance lies in how it casts professional movement not as transaction but as homecoming, with emotional authenticity positioned as proof that persistence and desire can be rewarded.