Philippe Coutinho Quotes

I'm very driven, and I play with a lot of passion. So sometimes I'm a little too amped up because I love playing football and I'm very passionate about this game and playing for my teammates.

I have one thing in mind: make the most out of football.

I love hitting the ball, controlling the ball. And yeah, even the roar of the crowd. I enjoy the roar of the crowd probably less than some players and more than some. But I'm not out here to be a celebrity.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

Well, I don't think I've necessarily ever been a passionate football player or a passionate person.

I live to be in these matches.

I love the game of football so every time I step on the field I'm going to do me. I'm going to go hard for the guys in the locker room.

I push myself to the limit to do what I most like doing, which is playing football.

It's good to be competitive when everyone wants to be in the starting line-up.

I don't play for the money.

I just want to enjoy football and show the best I can do.

Guys that are competitive and love to play the game of football and love their teammates, you can't have enough of those guys on your team.

For all my 'Eddie the Eagle' goofing around before the camera while in training for the Calgary Olympics in 1988, I was never less than 100 per cent serious on every single jump.

Whatever is going on off the pitch, players relish playing football.

Coming from a football background, when everybody is doing their job and operating on such a high level, it only motivates you to do the same.

I'm naturally fired up. I'm naturally excited to play each and every time I lace the shoes up.

For me, football is not about money - I want to win prizes.

That's football. It's like in any walk of life: you get some people who are going to try more than others.

It's not ideal for me to miss any time. I love the game. I want to be out there. I can't stand sitting the back watching games. I want to be out there fighting with my team.

For me, I love competing.

I work hard every day to try to help my team. I try to have fun too - because football is still fun - and scoring goals, breaking records, that's what drives me.

When you are a footballer, you eat, sleep, and breathe football. If I have a bad training session, I can go home and do whatever I want, but you still feel an emptiness.

In football it is impossible to win every match but we must do everything to show in every game that we have ambition.

When I watch sport I like to see the likes of Wayne Rooney when they show a bit of passion. It shows they really care when they're playing for their club and their country.

To cross the line for the team, to have an impact on winning the game - that's why I play this game.