Quotes About Football

This is football; everyone gets hurt. If you run the ball 40 times a game, you're going to get banged around and get nicks and bruises here and there, but I don't pay too much attention to that.

I don't want people paying too much attention about what I am outside of football, what I'm doing, and asking: 'Who is N'Golo?'

I just love football. I've always enjoyed doing it - being outside with my mates, getting really muddy and dirty and smelly. It's something I always loved.

My brain is - essentially, you take any college football player in the country, because I have had multiple, multiple concussions. I had 10 documented concussions, four post-concussion seizures and so, but, with that said, my brain is no worse than your average college football player's brain, right?

I've always watched football in Mumbai.

I know most of Europe do not want to play against Bayern Munich.

There's no club out there that is really a step up when you play for Bayern Munich. At most, you can join a club that acts at the same level.

When you play for Bayern Munich and you are important for the team, there's no better club out there.

I always like to remember the year 2008, when we had an amazing offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery. From that day on, the whole world of football knew nobody can buy a Bayern Munich player against the will of Bayern Munich.

To grow up and play for FC Bayern Munich and eventually Germany has been truly a dream come true.

Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch.

I understand and accept that for the people of Munich, only the treble will do.

Bayern Munich are a team that absolutely have to play in the Champions League.

There is no B-Team at Bayern Munich.

With Bayern Munich, we had a lot of problems against Dortmund, always.

In the Bundesliga, you have Bayern Munich, and they win it every year. Or Dortmund.

You can't compare Barcelona and Bayern Munich to Manchester City.

I would never go to another club in the Bundesliga. After Bayern Munich, it would only be a step down.

Bayern Munich made it possible for me to achieve the greatest wish of any footballer: Winning the Champions League.

Bayern Munich is an attractive club because it has been successful for many decades.

Teams approached my people and they relayed the messages to me. We sat down with Bayern Munich and as soon as I heard them, there was no hesitation that I wanted to join this team. I love playing for this club.

The Hull job had been offered to me and while watching Chelsea against Bayern Munich I was thinking: 'I'm going to give it a crack.' I'd rather be managing than commentating.

I don't know why someone would go to Bayern Munich.

Being able to sign for a club like Bayern Munich is exciting. I've been dreaming about this since I was a kid. Those are the guys that - you know - as a kid, I was looking up to. Watching them on TV, playing with them on FIFA. Getting to be able to meet them and being able to play on the team is just exciting.