Ousmane Dembele Quotes

I spent hours from 11 until 16 with Tottenham in the gym playing the ball against the wall. We played against the wall for an hour before we would have a match. Left foot. Right foot. In the square. In the circle. Above the line, below it. Chest control. Thigh control. Volley sideways.

The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.

When I'm on the field, the trick I like to do most are stepovers. For me, it's a simple, beautiful dribble that also has a point.

I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer.

In Germany, my focus was mainly on dribbling.

Even as a kid, I'd kick a tennis ball against a wall with both feet for hours. That was one way to become two-footed.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.

Football shape is one thing, and then 'futbol' shape is a completely other thing. It's a whole other level of fitness that you have to work to maintain.

Yes, I'm working on playing with my feet, so I take risks.

Being able to use both feet was something that came quite naturally to me ever since I started playing. However, it's something I work on all the time to make sure that level never gets any lower.

After sessions, I keep working and practising with the left foot. Hopefully one day, it'll just be fluent.

I'm not a super dribbler.

More than anything I prefer the ball on the floor. I think I play my best football on the floor. There is a delicacy to this big giant.

I'm a player who likes to get on the ball and use it.

I'm working on my final ball, my precision in front of goal, my one-on-one attacking ability, just new ways to beat defenders and help my team.

You can always get better with your ballhandling.

I can do a lot of stuff, score goals with my left, right, and head.

Passing the basketball - I feel like I've gotten better with that.

Maradona, if the ball came from his right, he would turn and would use his left foot, because he did not use his right. But he did use his right hand.

If you give Messi a metre, he'll snatch the ball and leave you behind.

Accelerating, dribbling, and creating opportunities are the DNA of my game.

It's difficult to mark Ronaldo. I think he has a lot of qualities. He has all the abilities a striker can possesses. He's very good with the head, the right foot, the left foot. His strike is the same whatever the feet.

It is very important to be able to play with your feet, and deal with one-on-ones.

I began to play with both feet very early. So it is normal that I can play well with each of them.