Quotes About Perseverance

I'm going to continue to work, to continue to play to the best of my ability, whether I'm on the pitch for one, two, or five minutes, I'm going to give it my all, my maximum, to contribute significantly.

Sometimes, the fact that you're a footballer makes you think that racism can't happen to you because you bring that passion and you express a lot of things. When it happened to me, I couldn't believe it, and in that moment, I decided to walk off the pitch.

I am just happy about every minute I can be on the pitch.

I started playing futsal in the favela because it was the closest pitch to where we lived. I think it was good for me, playing in a small space like that. You have to think and act quickly.

My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.

It's always good to have great players around you. You have to battle for your place, and it makes you more hungry on the training pitch, and you know, when you get your chance, you have to take it.

I like to define myself as a fighter on the pitch.

I didn't get as far as I have from sitting back and being dopey. I know what it takes to get a job, and I'm going to pitch myself.

Even if I start on the bench, if I come on, I go. Because I know I should be on the pitch, and I want to show why.

I've learned so much at PSV, not only on the pitch but also as a person.

I don't think anybody goes onto the pitch and wants to go backwards.

I've been able to come back at a high level which is something I'm happy about, not just stand on the pitch but able to perform as well.

I can speak about me: I never want to be off the pitch; I never want to come off.

You go through experiences in life on and off the pitch.

I never wanted to lose my place in the United team, much less my place at the club. What went on beyond the pitch was none of my business.

In football, you can win; you can lose. The most important thing is the feeling and the attitude that you show on the pitch.

Anyone who was been injured for a long period can emphasise how happy you are when you are able to be back on the pitch.

Although I will not always play well, I always give everything on the pitch.

When you come off the pitch, and you have had some chances but not scored, it is difficult.

It doesn't matter, if you're on the pitch, how old you are. You have to keep going - you have to perform - and if you're 18 or 36, you have to play your games.

I don't go out to enjoy myself: I enjoy myself when I'm learning in training, but I don't enjoy the 90 minutes I spend out on the pitch during a game.

I will always fight and give my all on the pitch.

When you play a lot of games in a row, and you come off the pitch thinking, 'I can't do this no more,' then it is time to look at something else, whether you have six months left on your contract or four years.

There are times you need more than talent, and so you have to make sure you give your all and leave everything out there on the pitch.