Casemiro Quotes

When I started to play football, when I was around 15, 16, I remember the players that played on the national team and noticed that it was only typically Swedish guys.

I went to a lot of college camps when I was younger... You just admire those players because they're at a higher level than you at that time.

Pogba was our Usain Bolt - he allowed us to play in a certain way.

If you have the athletic ability, why waste it in one sport?

I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.

I love soccer, love tennis... Roger Federer has been a favourite for a long, long time. The kind of consistency he has shown, 16 Grand Slam titles... The way he handles himself in pressure situations is admirable... He is so calm... In soccer, I'm a huge fan of Barcelona... I like watching Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and David Villa.

The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

Our sport is not made for anybody to be able to play it, especially at the NFL level, so there's obviously some risk that we all take knowingly.

The great thing with Usain Bolt is he fell into great coaching, so his talent was exceptional from Day 1. You can coach technique and structure, but not talent.

My parents were athletes; they met at a track meet: they were runners.

Even I'm a bit surprised with how easily I've adapted to European football.

It's true I play a little deeper for Real Madrid. I can push a little further forward for Colombia.

Having my dad play for the Falcons, what it did was really to expose me to a whole bunch of other elite-level athletes, which I think gives me an advantage and allowed me to understand what goes into sports. It is more than going out onto the field and going out onto the ice and competing.

I started playing for a team called Cosmos in the Tandridge League before I went for a two-week trial with Palace. They must have liked what they saw.

I get paid to play football and show everything I've got.

I have always said that the BVB style is exactly how I want to play football.

I want to play for Chelsea. I hope I do get that chance, and I think I can compete.

When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football - just a long-ball game.

Nigerian footballers who have played in Russia improved their ability here.

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

For the last decade, the last 50 years, Barcelona dominate football matches. I love the way they play.

At 14 I was the fastest runner in Denmark. I was nearly a professional goalkeeper. I could have been the rival of Peter Schmeichel.

In games, you notice there's more sprints than in Bundesliga. It takes a while to get used to.

Normal athletes couldn't do what Premier League football players can do.