Thibaut Courtois Quotes

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

Obviously, not the biggest guy in stature. Straight-line speed wasn't my forte either. But I play very fast because I know the game. I take proper angles and know all my assignments.

Playing lovely football and making wonderful saves is not a challenge.

I have grown up as a player watching many champions like Pirlo and Xavi. I have watched them and tried to learn from how they do things.

I can learn a lot from Messi. Watching how he does things will help me a lot in future.

When you train with good players or watch matches on TV, you want to do what they do.

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.

You can't do a fine thing without having seen fine examples.

All of us growing up, if you're a professional player or a college player, you're molding your game after guys. You see guys, you see things guys do. Like Randy Moss, I'm a Randy Moss guy.

I was never big or fast, but I got to play football and box.

Boxing is all about how cool and controlled and clear your mind is. Violence only gets in the way of you winning a fight. It's a sport that's more about the strategy than anything. You lose or you win in your head.

You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.

For me speed and power is the most important thing on the footy field as well as agility which I work on everyday.

I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

A keeper can almost never catch my shots.

When I was in Buffalo, Fred Jackson was you know, I would say he was a big mentor of mine and when I was in Miami, I probably picked apart Brian Hartline, Davone Bess, those guys.

Suarez and Neymar play the way they play because of him. They are great players but they are made greater by Messi.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

Scoring from a dead-ball brings me massive satisfaction. It sets me up as an example for other players to follow, copy, and perhaps even emulate over the course of time. For them, I'm a Juninho Pernambucano 2.0, a Brazilian with a Brescia accent.

When I'm close to the penalty area, that's where I feel more comfortable.

I remember washing Robbie Keane's boots and asking him a few questions. It's stuff you remember as a kid. You take that on and make sure you're a bit more hungry to go on and do what they've achieved.

I think I can play both deep field and inside the box.

Iniesta teaches you something in every match.

I haven't just got a fight IQ - and I'm clever. I've got that power. I've got that movement. I've got that timing.