Gabriel Jesus Quotes

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

I am a pretty tough guy. I'm an old hockey player.

The beauty of football is that it's about 11, and another five, at least, are sitting outside. You cannot get competitive.

With my quality, I feel I can bring a lot to a team that I will join. I want to show it in the big leagues: England, Italy, Spain, Germany, and France.

I just go out there and throw. That's what I've done my whole life.

Obviously my joy is to play football and not just sit out.

I played football ever since I was a little boy. Coming from a family of six boys, I guess we learned the game of football from a very young age.

I still love football, though, and I think cooking is like football. It's not a job, it's a passion. When you become good at it, it's a dream job and financially you need never to worry. Ever.

The thing that all sports have in common is that they have no fantasy elements, which is a little weird.

I went to school with a guy named Truxton. He and I played football together, and he knocked me out once because he's bigger and strong than I am.

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

I want to be the goal scorer and the play maker out there. I have been doing that all my life.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

The thing I like most about football is it's a meritocracy.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

I don't think nobody's doubting I can play basketball.

They'd better be physically tough when they start pulling on their football pants.

Lets be honest: I'm an athlete, not an entertainer as much. So as an athlete, I am a guy who likes the physical confrontation of the football field. I like playing nose-guard; I like having two 350 pound guys trying to rip my head off.

I always had a concept of watching great players, great goalkeepers.

When I was younger I just used to get the ball and take on all the players because I was bigger and stronger. You cannot do that in the Premier League. You are playing against men.

It's second nature. You just get out there and play basketball.

I've played so many games of football now, and even though it is at a higher level, at the end of the day, football is football. You are just playing with better players.

We know that Pepe is a great player.

Wherever I played, I had an opportunity to show my attributes.