Quotes from Kalidou Koulibaly

You grow when there are trophies in your trophy cabinet. I hope to achieve that here in Naples.

Napoli have given me so much. After the initial scepticism, their fans appreciated me. I would like to give them a trophy back.

I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants - Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack.

I grew up around a lot of foreign people - it was a big mix but there were never any problems.

There is a lot of motivation for me at Napoli, we want to prove we're at the top level and I want to keep improving here.

Sometimes people ask me this question in interviews and it is very difficult to answer. They say, 'Kouli, how does it feel when the fans make these racist howls at you? Does it bother you? What should be done?' I think that until you have lived it, you cannot really understand. It is such an ugly thing, and it is hard to talk about.

I love so much about Naples, but I had a few problems with all the lovely food when I arrived and put on weight!

I think children understand the world better than adults do. Especially when it comes to how we treat other people.

Racism in the stadiums must be defeated, but to succeed, even before the laws of sport, those of the State will be needed, deterrents that help to curb these unhealthy habits.

I know that in Senegal, the fans and the media are demanding, and that is normal.

My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn't decided to seek a better life elsewhere, I could never have aspired to become the person I am now.