Naby Keita Quotes

Winning an official World Cup with the South African team had become my burning ambition.

On a personal note, reaching the World Cup would be something that no one could ever take away from me.

It's always been a dream of mine to get somewhere and to have my mom and dad with me up there.

You know, 10 years ago I never thought I'd be in this position. It's a dream and I don't even know if I dreamed this big.

My idea is to play and win the Champions League. It is a dream I have had since I was little.

It's a dream to play in Europe, the Premier League, the Champions League. It's a big gift from God.

Meru is the culmination of all I've done and all I've wanted to do.

I will dream about winning the Golden Ball until I stop playing.

I told you all I was going to be No. 1, and I did just that.

Winning a ring is everybody's goal, whether you're a player or a coach.

My granddad always said he wanted to make me an England player. As soon as I went on to that pitch against Portugal, I knew he could die a happy man because he'd achieved his aim in life.

I hope I will have achieved something lasting.

I'm living my dream now.

All I've ever wanted, since I was a child, was to do something wonderful.

I know my parents are really proud of me, and they think I've become successful, so that's nice, but there's still so much I want to achieve in my life.

I have some real big goals with England.

For me, just being published feels like success.

I still can't believe that I've achieved what I have. It's like I've lived a dream for about five years now.

Winning the European Championship was a great thing for me, and I understood what it was to win a major trophy and what I had been missing.

That is one of the things I dream about for myself: to receive the 'golden ball' someday.

My parents are avid supporters of me, and just hearing my name and the word 'Grammy' in the same sentence would be a dream come true. I mean, that's something you put on your tombstone.

I really want to lift the Champions League trophy one day.

When I came to England, I was dreaming about winning titles.

Scoring at the big stadiums in Glasgow is something I have dreamed about doing since I was a wee boy and now I have managed to do that.

When I was 11, I told my mum I would play for England - and by 17, I'd done it.