Roberto Firmino Quotes

Del Piero is a player who I have always enjoyed watching. Del Piero has been an inspiration for me throughout my career.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

For Zidane to say he's impressed - well, that's the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play, and I used to try and imitate his moves when I was young. I think he was by far the best footballer of his generation.

People like Paul Scholes were in my way at United - what are you going to do with that? You just look at him as an idol. I have watched him since I was a little kid. I couldn't have had a much better teacher.

Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!

I always idolized Zidane.

I definitely want to play someone who's inspired me. I would love to play Aaliyah; it would be personal because I love her so much.

When I look in the mirror, I don't see a person who's made the kind of impact that Mia Hamm made on the game. She's still my idol, the greatest player and the greatest teammate. She achieved so much in so many different ways. What she did for women's soccer can't be measured.

We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.

I have never emulated any star or celebrity completely, and I hope nobody does the same of me.

The one player I have looked up to since I was a kid is Ryan Giggs.

I always play with long sleeves because Beckham always did it. He is my idol. He had a lot of class both on the pitch and outside. Nobody had his right foot. I would love to speak with him, but in Spanish because I don't speak English.

Obviously, Thierry Henry is someone I have looked up to ever since I started playing football.

It's like Christians who want to be like Jesus. We're just trying to follow in someone's footsteps. Might as well be The Beatles.

Rooney's a legend. He's one of my favourite attackers of all time. He's a guy I really do look up to.

Iniesta is my ideal player. I've watched him throughout my career and hoped to be like him. It's fun to watch him play and that's the kind of football I'd like to play.

At the academy the coaches would show us Arsenal games on TV and my idol was Thierry Henry. He inspired me. That's why I became an Arsenal fan.

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

I always liked No. 10 because I loved Zidane. He was my role model. I always wanted to play like him.

It's just such an honour to be spoken about by Steven Gerrard in such a way, that I might also become such a great player for Liverpool. He is an icon, one of my personal football heroes.

It's really cool to see how many people try to imitate me or wear my stuff. I get a lot of Instagram videos of people doing my entrance. I think that's so cool. To see the variety of people, little girls, guys, doing it. I never really thought that would happen. It's amazing.

Steven Gerrard was someone I looked up to massively. I'd always try to copy him, right down to the boots he was wearing. It was his attitude on the pitch that stood out - you could really see how much he hated losing.

I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.

I love the way Shah Rukh Khan host awards. He's the one person that I look up to.