Philippe Coutinho Quotes

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

Growing up as a kid, I watched Jeremy Shockey... Tony Gonzalez... Antonio Gates. I looked up to them. I watched what they did to be successful.

Never in my wildest dreams I thought I would work with Dharmendra sir. I remember the first selfie I took with him, I posted on our family WhatsApp group. My father couldn't stop beaming with joy. I could feel it. Everytime I see them proud, it makes everything so worth it.

I'm very proud of my dad. To me, there are comparisons, but there aren't comparisons. We kind of play two different positions. He's a Hall of Famer, I'm not a Hall of Famer.

I have an ego like everyone else. I want to be recognized as a good ballplayer.

Andres is a genius, and it's an honour to share the same dressing room. I hope to learn a lot from him. Of course, there is only one Iniesta. I have come here to try to create history of my own and learn from these great players.

You think about when you're kids and see these guys on TV, and now you're in the same clubhouse as Chipper Jones and Bobby Cox.

I'm very lucky being able to be next to the likes of Thierry Henry or Didier Drogba.

They were totally supportive, always saw everything I did. One of the thrills of my life was when they went to the theater to see something that I wasn't in. It opened doors for them that otherwise would have been totally closed.

My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise, I love what Justin Timberlake has done with his career. He's truly an idol to me, not only as a performer, but as a person as well.

It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.

I want to make him the proudest dad to have me and I want to show everybody and nearly be as good as him because he was the best.

My heroes were always soccer players.

I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.

I am extremely proud and honoured to have beaten Pete's record as he was my childhood hero and I have always looked up to him.

That's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.

I am pleased that my work has been recognized, and I hope to be a role model.

It's funny, as a little kid, you look up to those guys who you play as in 'Madden,' and now to see myself in the game, it's an honor.

The knights of the theater represented to me not only the pinnacle of the profession but the esteem in which the profession was held. To find myself, to my astonishment, in that company is the grandest thing that has professionally happened to me.

1988 I also received from the city of Vienna the cross of honour for art and science. These titles and the various honors mean a great deal to me, most of all for the reason that they would mean a great deal to my parents too.

I think I'm proudest of making my parents proud.

But what I'd really like to tell you is I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame. Standing here with all these great players was beyond any of my dreams.

To be on television and have my nieces and nephews see me, and seeing them wear my shirt to the games and be proud, it's so sweet. Sometimes it feels like it's just a dream.

My family have always been supportive of my career, whether it's the highs of the World Cup or when I was just starting out.

Players like Rio Ferdinand and Patrick Vieira have supported me, and I just want to say thank you.