Top 30 Sadio Mane Quotes

When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.

If you want to be successful when you play, you have to be free in your mind, and that happens if you know that everything is taken care of – you just focus on the football.

It was a normal childhood, like the childhoods of all children my age: going to school, playing in the street with friends, spending time at home with my family.

All I can do is do my best: score goals, give assists, and do my best for my team.

This is something you have to accept in football. Someone will say you are overpriced, but I did not think about it. Maybe I was overpriced, but I believe in my quality and want to get better. If you know what you can do for your team, it becomes no problem, and you don’t even think about it.

I am a lucky boy.

We are Liverpool, we are strong, and we can beat any team in the world.

I never doubted how I could help the team, and I never stopped working hard every day in training.

I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.

I just try to work harder and harder every day to improve and get better and better.

My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.

You can’t say when you are 25 years old that you know everything. You don’t.

There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.

It was a bit difficult in England at first with the weather and the rain, but I love the football culture in this country.

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

Everyone likes Klopp. He is one of the best in the world, and for us to have the chance to have him as a coach makes us all happy.

A good thing for footballers is not to think too much, especially when you’ve got to move to a big team like Liverpool, because that’s when you start to confuse your mind.

Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.

I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.

Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.

The wrong team wanted me, by the way – of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.

When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed – only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.

I work in the gym; twice a week, I do abdominals. It is very, very important. I do quick sessions, as I don’t want to get big.

I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste of time and I’d never succeed at it.

Ever since I started playing football, I’ve always taken the number 10 shirt.

I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.

When you see the rival make a certain pass, you don’t need to look behind you. You know 100 per cent that all your teammates will go with you.

Honestly, I don’t know the word ‘pressure,’ because football is my job. I always enjoy it.

The power of Liverpool Football Club is the collective. We always do everything together; this is our power.

Whenever I play, I know I have the support to help me.