Paul Gascoigne Quotes

I admire Cristiano's ambition and his goal-scoring touch.

I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.

I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

I promised my mother that I'd be a famous footballer one day after seeing players such as Croatia's Davor Suker and Serbia's Predrag Mijatovic shine in France.

I would like to score many goals.

I believe I can be a great player for Manchester United.

I hope at Manchester United I can do my best. I will do my best.

Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident.

Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want to be the best?

The dream is to captain Liverpool.

I want to be regarded as a world-class midfielder.

I would say Hope Solo is competitive.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

I'm confident I can be a success in English football.

My dream was always to be a footballer and help my family.

I wasn't a goalkeeper until I was 13 or 14 so before that, my heroes were the likes of Paul Scholes and David Beckham, but since becoming a goalkeeper, I've obviously trained with Joe Hart.

I thank God for having played for four years in the best Barcelona team in history, but playing in the Premier League is also very important.

I've played three seasons at Real Madrid; I've given my all. I've scored goals, I've won two leagues, and that's not easy.

I am certainly glad to be the first Chilean ever playing for Arsenal. I will do my best to achieve every possible thing with the club.

Everyone knows what a great player, as well as a person, David Beckham is. I am just hoping that I can learn from him. I know if I want to go far in my football career I have to do as well as him.

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

I remember, in my first interview after I arrived in Manchester, I said, 'I didn't come here to play in the Champions League - I have come to win it.'

Until the moment I stop playing football, I want to win more titles.

I've always liked big challenges in football and playing against the best.