Quotes from Ryan Babel

I was loved in Liverpool, I had good relationship with the fans and my team-mates but I felt I could do better.

I definitely made the wrong choices. I left Holland too early, I probably should've stayed one more year for my development, but these things happen.

I enjoyed my time in Germany, I definitely rate the league as it develops well and you have quite a lot of teams that play good football.

England is the biggest league in the world. Of course, you have Barcelona and Real Madrid but, as a league, England is in my opinion the best in the world.

If there isn't a team that plays my type of game I don't think I could make a big difference. I have to be realistic.

England is of course a great country to play in, and I'll always be open for a return. But it has to be a club I feel good about.

During your career, you have to make decisions. Sometimes maybe you don't make such a good decision and at the end you have to try and recreate a position.

The Premiership is maybe the best league, it's a very high level.

I just have to try to be patient, keep working hard and doing my best.

For every player it's nice to go to the World Cup and it's very important to do that in your career.

I used to play as a striker in Holland. I grew up as a striker. That's the position I want to play.

In Holland, you can step into the manager's office and ask him for clarity if you don't know why you're not playing and they are open with you.

If you misuse the things you have been given, God has the ability to take your talent away. That's the way it is for me and that is why a lot of religious people are grateful to their God.

If you are young and you don't get rewarded with game-time, or don't come into games, it is difficult to try to still be hungry in the training sessions.

I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted.

Music has always been an important part of my life.

The important thing, is to believe in a better future.

Football players have to grow up very fast. It's a tough life sometimes.

A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.

In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back.

To be a supersub is mentally hard.

Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult.

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

I have played for Ajax, Liverpool and Besiktas in Turkey - all massive clubs in Europe.