Memphis Depay Quotes

I want to aim as high as possible. I want to become the best player in the world.

I believe I can be one of the best players in the world. That’s why I have my ‘Dreamchaser’ tattoo on my chest.

Van Gaal is really a man with personality.

In the first season, I didn’t contribute enough, but I really believe you need a year to succeed in the Premier League; it’s the fastest league in the world.

I can improve and make my game more complete, but I keep on working and try my best.

I’ve learned so much at PSV, not only on the pitch but also as a person.

I think soccer kept me off the street.

I’m honest – of course I want to be a legend.

I have a life next to football.

I’m very comfortable in my own skin.

I cannot become the best in the world by staying in Lyon; that’s clear.

Mourinho is a great coach. He has told me he believes in me, both in person but also publicly.

Some people collect stamps; I like fashion, discovering nice new things. I feel good about doing that.

Sometimes I wonder if people realise how beautiful and honourable I find it to play for my country.

Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.

You have to work on your dreams every day, and that’s what I am doing.

I am unbreakable.

How can I be a great football player when you’re not happy with yourself?

Good is not good enough at United.

I’ve always been criticised, but the important, that’s what my team thinks. Others, I don’t care about their opinion; they speak in the void. Social networks give them a voice, but I don’t listen it.

What’s my secret? I don’t have a secret – you just have to work every day on your dreams.

You go through experiences in life on and off the pitch.

I believe I can be a great player for Manchester United.

I will put pressure on myself to play good every game.

That’s my motto: dream, believe, achieve.

I try to make the right decisions.

I was always reading about the Premier League. It has been a big dream and one that came true. But it is not the end of the dream; it is just starting.

I am a striker, so I have to score goals and give assists.

First and foremost, I want to play well.

I am the person I am. Everybody has to respect that.

My quality on the ball will improve the more minutes I get in my legs because it works like that.

I have a lot of expectations on myself. That’s important.

I play for God and only God.

If I don’t score goals or get assists, I am not doing my job.

Everyone knows the history between me and Man United wasn’t successful. I didn’t want it like that.

I have to do my job, so then yeah, maybe in time I can be a legend. But to have those positive sounds from the fans and the legends that talk about me, I’m grateful for that.

Of course I want to be the best in the world; I want to play against big teams and against big stars.

I should be playing every match.

I’m a flamboyant guy, and I like nice stuff, but that doesn’t mean I couldn’t be more smart.

The most important for me, what is expected of me, are goals and assists. For the rest, I do my best.

Sometimes I play as simply as possible, in one or two touches. But I also make bad decisions, I make mistakes, and I try too-complicated things.

Everybody likes new shoes! It is a new feeling, going onto the pitch, so it is great to be able to wear them straight out of the box. They are comfortable straight away and move with you. I could not do that with my old shoes. So every time I have a big match, I want new shoes straight out of the box.

Ask any player: we all want to play in the best clubs and the best championships.

If you believe in something that you can achieve, I think you will make it if you put everything into it.

Apparently, the things I do outside of the football are not taken as positives. I don’t care, but sometimes it amazes me.

To win, you have to score; if I can do that frequently, my job is done.

Great players play all matches.

I’m focused on football and my career. No one really has to doubt that. Outside, I do other things that make me happy.

Lyon is a big club, but not one of the five best in Europe.

What am I missing to be the best in the world? Honestly, nothing in terms of quality, just consistency, and that’s not arrogance.

To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.

You learn from your mistakes. Those moments they will come, and I will work and focus on it.

In Manchester, I always worked as I had to. For me, personally, it wasn’t all that easy.

I have no bitterness towards Mourinho. I did what I had to do in training. Of course, I didn’t understand his choices, but he was the boss. I had to accept those choices.

I take risks sometimes, and it’s not the best choice. I have to take that kind of risk to become one of the best players in the world. If that’s what I want to be, I cannot just play simple.

I feel confident. I feel there is a lot of confidence in me.

I want to improve myself; I believe I can be a big player in the Premier League.

I hope I can develop here in the Premier League, and I hope I can be like those great legends one time in my career.

Once you lose connection with the coach, it gets difficult.

I heard people compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo.