Marc-Andre ter Stegen Quotes

In Germany, my focus was mainly on dribbling.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there?

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.

I'm a naturally gifted left-footed footballer.

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.

Carrying the ball is one of the strongest points in my game and I like to be a danger on the pitch.

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

Cristiano - he has it all. He has a right foot, left foot, is good in the air, so quick.

Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.

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.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

Look at the best dribblers in the world, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, and the ball seems to stick to their foot, so I can work on that when I am dribbling.

One of my friends, Bruno Andrade, was so quick, he just used to knock the ball past whoever he was playing against, and I thought, 'Why can't I do that?' Until then, I would try to dribble and maybe try a stepover, but Andre would just knock it then - beep, beep - and he was so fast, he would get there first.

Foot work, hand-eye coordination. There's a lot of things. If you just watch basketball, you can tell where it would help someone who's receiving the ball.

I think that's the type of game I'm better at - faster paced, just moving the ball more around.

I just like to play, to pass the ball and dribble.

You can always get better with your ballhandling.

I have great technique, a good shot, and I'm pretty good in the air.

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.

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

I just want to show my speed and my skills as a left back and it's a position where I can go forward and come back as well and help the team both defending and attacking.

I love Forlan. He runs a lot, shoots with both feet, puts pressure on and he is intelligent and fast.

I'm two-footed. I prefer to dribble with the left and shoot with the right.

When you play eleven a side, you might go through a game with very few touches, but with street football, you're always involved in the game, so it is a great way to improve your skill and to learn how to create and use space, as the pitch is very small.