Quotes About Achievement

My thoughts on Balotelli? He's the kind of player who infuriates me. I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved what I did because of all the hard work I put in. I had to make sacrifices.

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

I'm very satisfied to close my time as footballer.

My time in England is where I have felt truly like a footballer, and I have put my name among the best players. I'm very proud to have played almost 400 games with Liverpool.

The Champions League is probably the biggest goal a footballer can have.

You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.

My first goal was to become a professional footballer.

It is special to play alongside the best footballer in the world.

This is what you dream about as a footballer: playing with the best and against the best in Europe.

As a footballer, I'm never satisfied with where I'm at.

It's why you become a footballer, so you can play against the best in the Champions League.

I had a very interesting and exciting life as a footballer, for which I am grateful.

Footballers are super-intelligent and there is only one football language: to win, to win, to win.

I want to win the Champions League, which is a dream for all footballers, for a second time.

We left, I think, a footprint in FIBA basketball. Proud of it.

We all know that we Africans just win medals in middle and long distance, and walking in their footsteps makes me feel proud, you know.

Following in the footsteps of Berry Gordy, I always admire what he did.

You see a lot of smaller-school guys go to the NFL and have success: Carson Wentz, Derek Carr for example.

For Birmingham, I scored four on my debut. It's not bad. First one was a tap-in; it set me up nice for the day, and I think I got a hat-trick in 13 minutes. So obviously I was cruising, then got one in the second half and came off!

Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.

To kind of be on the forefront of things here in NXT is definitely a big feather in my cap.

I never expected to adapt so quickly, but if you are a foreigner it's up to you to adapt to English football because you can't change it. I think I've achieved something in the way I adapted.

First and foremost, I love the job I'm in. I'm proud to be England manager.

First and foremost, I want to play well.