Quotes from Roberto Firmino

I am not someone who enjoys being followed and harassed. I prefer to stay at home with my family than to go out.

Your eyes are very important as a professional footballer.

I was only 19 when I came to Hoffenheim. Everything was new to me - a strange country, a foreign language. That was not easy at the beginning. Europe was a big adventure to me, and of course I had my doubts.

I come from Maceio, where it is very hot all year around. I moved to Florinoples in the south, which is very cold. I passed the tests that were asked of me there, and that got me the move to Germany. I could have stayed in Brazil, but I wanted the challenge.

Liverpool are one of the greats in Europe, and being able to be part of the history of such a great club is gratifying to me.

Without a doubt, German football, where I've played for nearly five years, is very similar - maybe just a little less tough than English football.

Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

I left Brazil very early, before reaching the top level of the Brazilian championship. That made a difference: I was not seen as a 'name' around the country.

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the ball quite calmly, so I started playing further forward in front of the back four.

I love Liverpool - it's a great city to live in.

Being shy has never held me back.

I am very happy here at Liverpool. It's a very good club at a very high level - a big club.

There is nothing that comes without working for it.

By working hard at Hoffenheim, I made it into the Selecao.

I always want to win games... and titles.

I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history.

Whenever there is a new song out, we'll sometimes try to rehearse a celebration so when one of us scores a goal, we can celebrate it together. I find this a nice thing between team-mates to show the friendship between us, and I try to do this whenever I can.

I like to relax; of course I do! But when I am inside the pitch, that is it. You have to go on full on from the first minute.

I do have moments when I like to relax, but I'm always moving, and that has always been the case since I was a boy.

I started out at youth level as a holding midfielder.

I am very proud of being Brazilian, but I am also thankful for having the chance to play in Germany for four and a half years. I have completely changed the way I play football because Germany is a tougher, faster game which is more tactical with tighter marking.

I used to be very shy, much more so than I am now. It's great that I've improved in that regard. Every day, I'm getting better and less... embarrassed.

We all know how big Liverpool Football Club is. It is a club with a lot of tradition.

When I came to Liverpool, in a €20 million transfer, I was expensive.