Samuel Eto'o Quotes

I remember Nayim at Tottenham dived all over the place, and we used to say to him, 'What are you doing?' You do talk about it.

I've heard stories about keepers who couldn't stand each other. Everyone in football has a big ego and we all think we should play. But it is not up to me that I or the other goalie is not playing.

I am a professional player, and I will naturally do everything to be in goal.

When my father played in the local team, I always used to go with him to watch him. He played as a striker. He was very good; he used to score a lot of goals. Once, he scored seven goals in one game.

You're paid to perform. There is an outcome to a game and it doesn't matter how many goals you score. If you don't win, you don't have a good time.

We are Italy. It's only right that there is competition in attack, like there is in every other role.

I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.

Good teams understand how to compete, how to practice the right way.

If you don't go out there and play winning football, they're going to try and find somebody who can.

Us players are supposed to dish it out for 90 minutes.

I always try to perform, and not because you have players on the bench or on the pitch that can play in your position.

At Maccabi, I played with a team that scored many goals and I was the dominant player, but that's not the case with Israel.

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

I loved scoring goals. I played to score goals. It's what made me happy.

I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position.

Scoring goals is the best feeling in the world. It's a habit. It's a drug. Everybody runs away in the playground pretending they've scored in front of thousands of people. I do that for real.

I wasn't a cheerleader in high school, but I was the leader of my soccer team.

When you do things wrong, even a couple of mistakes, the press has the right to criticise. Much more so when you're a goalkeeper - who remain in the spotlight forever.

I don't often score goals that aren't with my head!

I can't be getting off my game. I need to be getting teams off their games.

Kicking's kicking. Pressure's pressure. You beat other guys just to get drafted.

I played and scored for all of the teams I played for except in Turin.

People point fingers at the leader. That happens in every sport.

I will try to show in every game that I am one of the best keepers in the world.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.