Football Quotes

“Liverpool play offensive football, which gives me more chances to score. It's up to me to take advantage of that.”

“Liverpool have great players and I came here to be one more and help to win titles - especially because I don't have as many as they do!”

“My earliest memories are from the 2004 Euros when Portugal reached the final and unfortunately we lost. I was seven and I remember it well.”

“Getting involved in goals is what the attacking players want.”

“I like watching Griezmann play. I believe I can do similar things to him, including physically we are similar.”

“In the box, I don't like to do too many things.”

“Everyone likes winners and when the younger fans look at other countries, they like to see a team that is winning like Man City and Liverpool.”

“I think football is unpredictable, and these are the things we like in this football game. Things can change very quick.”

“We are professionals and, if the boss chooses eleven players to enter the field, these are the ones who have to work.”

“In Portugal they used to say the hardest thing is not to arrive but to stay there. So that of course is my target. Now that I have achieved a move to Liverpool I want to be a big influence in this club and that's what I try to do every day.”

“We cannot speak in football in the long-term because everything can happen and a lot of players have gotten in trouble because they speak too early and I don't want to make that mistake.”

“We want to play football... in the best league in the world, so the city doesn't matter.”

“Ronaldo is a reference not just for me but for all people because he's a goal machine.”

“I don't like comparing with other clubs. Obviously, we had a different style with Wolves. But I am getting a lot more chances here in Liverpool.”

“I think for all the teams it is important to get the first goal in the game.”

“I really like to play and use a good part of my free time involved in football, even through esports.”

“When I first signed at Anfield, I was asked what my feeling was and I said, for it to be perfect, I had to play in a full stadium to have that even more special feeling.”

“I have seen women walk right past a TV set with a football game on and - this always amazes me - not stop to watch, even if the TV is showing replays of what we call a "good hit," which is a tackle that causes at least one major internal organ to actually fly out of a player's body.”

“The last time I cry was when I won the champions. It was one of the best moments in my life.”

“I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held in the same esteem as George Best or Beckham. It's what I'm working hard towards.”

“I'm happy of being in Real Madrid ... I've fulfilled my dream.”

“Of course it's good when you win the Champions League, the league, the golden boot. But when you win something for your country it's completely different.”

“For me, he is an exceptional player.”

“There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world's best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.”

“When you've got a player who does what he does at that pace this late in the game than you know you've got an invaluable talent.”