Quotes from Gervinho

I grew up with very little - so material things have never been that important for me.

It is always difficult to leave your mates and your club in the middle of the season for another competition.

On any given day a team can have a bad result.

He had a sort of positive effect - you saw Salah and wanted to work harder. Talent and sacrifice.

I have good memories of my visit to China. It was a beautiful experience for me. I learned a lot of things. I hope Chinese football is still evolving, that they have the chance to sign other players to develop the league. We did our part of the job by bringing what we had to bring to Chinese football.

I think long-term, not short-term.

You can have a bad day but that does not make you a bad team.

Football really has saved my family and it's true that it saves a lot of families in Africa. It gives us the means to be able to give a better life to our loved ones.

The passion the British people have for football - they live for football.

Whatever player Arsene picks to play for Arsenal, I respect that and so should the fans.

I am working very hard at training to improve my efficiency, to be more clinical in front of goal.

I need to work hard at training to become more clinical in front of goal.

I like to relax in the South of France. The weather is so good, the food is so good, and it is perfect because we can all speak French.

We try to keep our heads cool and our chins up to win every weekend. Sometimes it works better than others but you have to focus on the positive side so for that next game you still have the right state of mind.

Dreaming costs nothing, no?

Critics and criticism are part of the game and I've not been affected by it.

Didier Drogba has been an inspiration to all of us in the Ivory Coast national team. He is a great motivator for all of us - and some of the talks he gives are like a president trying to motivate his country. It is not just what he does on the field - but also all he does for all of our people off the field.

I haven't had many problems adapting to the Premier League.

The Premier League is a notch above. It's maybe the best league in the world.

Every game is tough for me because the level of competition is so high in the Premier League, and every time you have to be at your best.

I have always followed Arsenal in the Premier League. At some points they were really good, but also had some difficulties like a lot of big clubs do.

Jay Z, Thierry Henry, and President Obama are three people I really respect.

Thanks to football, I live a decent life.

I don't detest Arsenal because of the way Wenger treated me.