Quotes from David Luiz

It's always difficult to win matches.

Sometimes when the strikers don't score, the pressure starts on them. They love to score goals.

I was never afraid to come back to Paris. I trust the club; I trust this country.

I'm looking forward to playing my first match for Paris.

Communication is always important, but it's a separate type of language in football.

You have moments where you're down, but I can be sad for one or two hours, no more. The rest of the time, I have to be happy because the team needs me to be positive. My brain needs it. I need it.

My dream was always to play for Brazil.

When I was youn,g I always saw Brazil winning games on television with fantastic players and a fantastic team.

Some people in the press don't respect people in life. I can put my head on my pillow and sleep great because I respect everyone.

I think everybody is born pure. You never go to the maternity ward and hold a baby that has bad energy.

I am most comfortable in the centre but can play on the side, also.

What I've learned in life is that you can't always win, especially in sport, but you can be a true champion for everything you did to get there.

To put your team in the top level of the Champions League is special.

Nobody likes to lose a Champions League semi-final.

My respect for Chelsea will be forever.

I think we have to be positive and think about what we can do now because the past is the past - we cannot change it.

I know what is important. When I go to the pitch, I cannot laugh; I respect the other players. I try my best and put my passion inside the game.

I like to have fun, but there are moments you need to show yourself, and that, for me, is on the pitch.

Other players can be leaders on the pitch, but not all players can understand another player, so I try to. You need to understand the heart of another player. I try to read other people, to figure out how I can joke with this guy, how I can help him or touch his heart.

I can speak about me: I never want to be off the pitch; I never want to come off.

I want to play football, and I want to help the team. It doesn't matter if I play midfield, if I play in defence, if I play as a striker.

This is football, so you need to be clever to understand the moment and win games.

I have played in big clubs for many, many years. When you win, it is good, but when you lose, nobody is going to be happy, and the pressure is going to be there.

The collective comes before the individual.