Top 40 Kalidou Koulibaly Quotes

Since I’m a professional, every day I try to become a better player.

I grew up around a lot of foreign people – it was a big mix but there were never any problems.

Napoli did great things with Sarri and we hope to do even better under Ancelotti.

No matter where you come from, everything comes through work.

You grow when there are trophies in your trophy cabinet. I hope to achieve that here in Naples.

I waited for a long time for a call-up for Les Bleus, but that call never came.

Sarri has really helped me. ‘Listen to me and you will become a champion’ he told me in his first year at Napoli.

Here I am very well, the city and the team give me everything, I want to give back to the Neapolitans, I want to give them the Scudetto.

I love so much about Naples, but I had a few problems with all the lovely food when I arrived and put on weight!

The market is full of talk, I prefer facts, which help us win, and to become great together.

I can still remember how my mother would shout my name out of the window because I was playing football late at night and had school to attend the next day.

Naples reminds me of Senegal, as when a foreigner arrives, everyone does their best to help him out.

My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn’t decided to seek a better life elsewhere, I could never have aspired to become the person I am now.

The people of Naples are so welcoming and happy to see me. My family and my brothers feel at home here too, we’ve got the best and most encouraging fans.

I try to give 110 per cent to these fans, as they give me so much love and I want to repay them. I throw myself into the challenge for them, as I want to take the Napoli colours to the top, so it fills my heart when they cheer for me.

I believe we are all equal and that’s a value I’ve had since I was little. It’s something I can believe in and I can show that to everyone.

Maybe some people look at me and just see a footballer, or a black footballer. But I am much more than this. I tell my best friends all the time, ‘If you look at me as a footballer, and not as Little Kouli, and not as your friend, then I have failed in life.’

There has been great progress made in the world, but the fact that we’re still fighting against discrimination means we’ve gone backwards and that’s a shame.

I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants – Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack.

Since I first came here, my focus has always been to keep improving with Napoli.

I think children understand the world better than adults do. Especially when it comes to how we treat other people.

I do not need the transfer window or anything to improve myself.

In Naples, each time I go out people want to take my photo or ask for autographs.

Napoli have given me so much. After the initial scepticism, their fans appreciated me. I would like to give them a trophy back.

I’m a Napoli player and I’ll give 100 percent to win something with this shirt.

Whenever teams play against Senegal, they want to do really well, and each challenge is always different.

Whenever I got home, I’d hurry to complete my homework and then play football in front of our house.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, you just have to know how to match up against a player.

It takes time and experience to make a person.

For them it’s normal that people of all colours are equal. When I look at schoolkids, I think that we should all be like that.

I realised some Lazio fans were making monkey noises whenever I touched the ball. It is impossible to know what you are supposed to do in this moment. There were times when I wanted to walk off the pitch to make a point, but then I told myself that this is exactly what they want.

I fear everyone. But I play without fear.

There is a lot of motivation for me at Napoli, we want to prove we’re at the top level and I want to keep improving here.

I grew up reading Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

The game In England could be suitable for me but I like Italy.

In short, with Sarri football is maths.

How can you make the people change? How can you reach them in their heart? I do not have the answers for this.

We have to keep improving.

When we don’t win it’s hard for everyone.

We want to take Napoli to the top.