Teemu Pukki Quotes

Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.

I play because I love the game. I love the process, I love the work, I love playing football.

I was born to play baseball.

I'm happy because I won't have to train again, or travel or sit in team hotels.

One of the things I've learned is that baseball is something that happens over time.

My aim is to play as many games as possible and to go out and be one of the 11 players again.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker.

I lust love to play football.

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

Football players win football games.

To me, scoring goals was just like other boys might regard delivering papers. I just did it - every day.

Where I come from, all of us wanted to be footballers. We played all the time; that's all we did at school or wherever until it went dark and you couldn't see the ball.

If I am on the pitch then I am happy.

Scoring goals is what I love, and it gives me that confidence every time I hit the net.

I'm enjoying playing football, and as a footballer, that's what you want to do, and that is exactly what I've been doing.

I think I'm a crazy competitor when it comes to basketball.

Since I was a D-team backup quarterback in seventh grade, I've loved the game.

Striker is my favourite position, but once I get on the pitch, whether it's out on the wing or in the middle, I just want to enjoy my football and try and produce as good a performance as possible.

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

I've played three seasons at Real Madrid; I've given my all. I've scored goals, I've won two leagues, and that's not easy.

Personally, I love training, and getting paid to play football is incredible. Playing the game and working hard is what I have always dreamed of doing.

I'm glad I came to Palace because I am getting the game time I wanted. I am also learning to fight with some good players.

I wasn't really interested in girls. Only football. I was just enjoying football all the time. There was a five-a-side next to the flat, and I used to play there all the time. It was all about football. I wanted to be a professional. That was my goal. I didn't want to be anything other than a footballer.

Scoring goals is what I do best in my career.