Top 40 Marc-Andre ter Stegen Quotes

We have to play football, not concentrate on other things.

I don’t watch goalkeepers, to be honest.

I don’t want to attract attention because I open my mouth.

The most important thing is not stagnating, to keep improving.

I am happy when I play.

I’d be proud to be one of Barcelona’s captains, but for me, it’s not that important.

At the beginning, it is all about fun. I had a lot of fun. But then, when I was 10 years old, more or less, I had a coach who said that I had a strange running style. I was about to leave… I had a decision to take: if I leave or if I stay, but as a goalkeeper.

It is very important to be able to play with your feet, and deal with one-on-ones.

If you don’t have the best player in the world in the team, it would be strange if you didn’t notice the difference.

I’m being called ‘Messi with gloves?’ I think he’s had a great level over many years. You shouldn’t compare yourself with that.

Ibrahimovic is one of the best players in the world.

Barcelona want to be at their best in every match.

You can and must always keep improving and working on your game – not just your weaknesses but also your strengths.

Spending time with my family is very high-rated. It’s what I really like to do on my holidays.

If I have the chance to be an important part for my colleagues or someone they can look at and say, ‘He’s doing good; he’s motivated,’ this is an objective I want to reach.

To play for Barcelona will help me show my best qualities to the world.

If you think two steps ahead, you forget what’s important in the now.

I do not decide who plays.

In football, sometimes things go very quickly.

There are always things we can improve on, but that is normal in football.

You can be as good as you want with your feet, but when you’re making mistakes, the opinions will change immediately.

I can’t say who is the best, because all of them have their qualities. There are many goalkeepers out there who can make a difference.

I began to play with both feet very early. So it is normal that I can play well with each of them.

You have so many modern goalkeepers, and they’re all different. There’s not just one type of modern goalkeeper.

It is difficult for me to accept that I only sit on the bench in the league.

Successful, for me, means being important for my team and, hopefully, for us to win a lot of trophies.

When I first began playing football, I was a striker.

I want to win titles.

Football is my job, and all that matters is the present, the next game.

It would have been naive to believe that it’s an easy job to become the undisputed No. 1 at Barcelona, but that’s my target, and it’s something I will tackle with all my ambition.

People from outside don’t know how difficult it is to be goalkeeper.

I have confidence in myself, which is vital to be a Barca keeper.

I loved scoring goals. I played to score goals. It’s what made me happy.

I always wanted to play with both feet, so today I’m happy I trained it so often.

Education has been really important for me.

I wanted to improve. I think I have done that as a person, too, and that will help me in my life.

As a footballer, you always want to get better personally. And if you get better personally, you make the team better.

Borussia are my old love, and that will remain so, but I identify with Barca 100 percent, and on the pitch, there is only one club for me.

I am human, and of course I can make mistakes, even if nobody allows them.

It’s normal that a club like Barcelona need more than one top-level goalkeeper.