Quotes from Sadio Mane

I didn't dream about becoming a professional: I dreamed about becoming the best in the world.

I was a Barcelona fan. My favorite player was Ronaldinho. But I watched a lot of English football and admired lots of English teams.

It's the rival that gives you the tempo depending on who is on the ball or who a pass is played to. That is the little secret.

I was brought up correctly and in the right way, and my parents are very proud of the fact that I am a professional footballer.

Jurgen Klopp is like my father.

When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could, and the fans saw I was determined to win.

I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.

All I can do is do my best: score goals, give assists, and do my best for my team.

I have a chef who cooks for me. I like to eat healthy.

Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.

I never doubted how I could help the team, and I never stopped working hard every day in training.

The first time I watched a World Cup game was in 2002. That was the first time Senegal had ever qualified for the World Cup, and it was great moment that I will never forget in my life. I was ten years old at the time, and that experience of watching my country in a World Cup is what inspired me to become a footballer.

I've kept all of my shirts that wore in the World Cup games, and I'll be giving them to my family to keep.

A good thing for footballers is not to think too much, especially when you've got to move to a big team like Liverpool, because that's when you start to confuse your mind.

I just try to work harder and harder every day to improve and get better and better.

I won't touch alcohol.

The best thing you can do is remember your home town.

I knew I was going to be a football player; I just didn't know how. It was the only thing I was doing, the only thing that I knew. Always training, training, training, training.

Liverpool are a massive club with a big history that has won many trophies over the years, and as soon as I was told of the possibility to come here, and I knew the manager wanted me, I said yes.

It was a tough moment for me when I was in Senegal, especially when I was young. I was born in a village, I grew up there, and they don't like football.

You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.

I am different as soon as I am on the pitch, because I had to fight so much and work so hard to become a professional footballer, so I have to give everything that I can.

There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.

When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.