Quotes from Wojciech Szczesny

When you are 25, everything comes easy to you. When you get past 35, every training session is a sacrifice. I can't see myself doing that.

People talk about pressure in football, but I don't think pressure should always affect you in a bad way. I love games under pressure.

I'm a little embarrassed to talk about it now, but the very first sport that I did, if you can call it sport, was ballroom dancing. I was aged seven to nine or 10.

When I came to Arsenal, I was on a scholarship earning £80 per week away from my family.

I'm not stupid - if you buy one of the world's best goalkeepers, it's not to keep him on the bench.

I am happy to take the blame sometimes for a goal conceded if I felt I could do better.

In the dressing room, we know that Arsene Wenger is the boss.

I think some of the English players at Chelsea run the club, pretty much.

When you come to Juve, it's because you've been chosen.

It was a waste of time to sit on the bench in London.

People still say I am over-confident, but I am a big critic of myself.

My confidence never gets crushed. Whatever happens, my attitude doesn't change.

I think, in general, the coaches in Italy are much more tactical; that's just how the league works.

I don't think there was a danger of chaos at Arsenal. We have a fantastic manager who knows how to run the club. All the players believe in what he's doing.

I think when you play with the same defence, you sort of understand each other's body language, and you read off each other, and it's much, much better.

If you have a game where you're under pressure, obviously there are going to be a lot of shots on target, and you're going to make saves, but you can't say you played well in a game where you concede five goals. It's ridiculous.

Ronaldo is an absolutely terrific player. He works very hard for his team; he has the quality.

I'm a 24-year-old, and I enjoy my life, and winning a football game is the most enjoyable thing I've ever experienced in my life.

I remember being a young boy in Poland, watching David Seaman, Thierry Henry, Dennis Berkamp and others play for Arsenal. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would get a chance to play for the club I supported as a little kid.

Every player that comes at Juventus becomes better; every player that comes wins trophies.

The players often show much more qualities in training than we do in games.

I was thinking of winning the Scudetto in Rome. I did not succeed, but I grew as a goalkeeper.

The biggest thing I have taken away from these two years at Roma is the fact I grew as a goalkeeper.

We all have difficult moments in our careers. It is how you react to them that counts.