Top 44 Arjen Robben Quotes

When I came to PSV, I signed when Eric Gerets was coach there.

If you never pass or dribble or go on the outside, cutting inside will stop working.

If I ever spat at an opponent, I’d never be able to show my face to my family ever again.

If you’re at school, children who play football, you give everything to win… If you don’t succeed, that’s a huge disappointment. Then it’s okay to be sad, but better times are coming.

As a team, you always need to show something extra in the Champions League.

When I came to Chelsea and worked with Mourinho, it was my first time abroad, so that was an important stage for me.

Maybe sometimes you are punished for honesty, but I always prefer to be honest.

I do not understand players going to China at the age of 27 or 28. Those guys are at the peak of their career. That is a waste, really. You only get one career. I sort of understand players who are already in their 30s.

I had some very good years at Madrid.

I always want to play. It is important to gain match rhythm.

I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid.

The kind of money English clubs have available to spend is unbelievable. They buy everything they can.

If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.

I’m not a diver. I know that.

I’ve achieved everything in my career that I set out to – with the Champions League as the crowning glory.

Football is my life, but my family’s health is the most important thing in the world.

After my debut as a pro for Groningen, I was at Eindhoven for two years.

I think that in each stage of your career, you need certain things to improve your game and to develop your style of play.

I am not a daydreamer.

When we are in possession, tactically, he is the best coach in the world for me. He works hard, watches a lot of games, and prepares us really well. Guardiola has the feeling for gaping spaces, and he already had that as a player.

You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

Football players have a great life, but we’re only human.

We have to respect the opponents.

I just know that I love football,and when I’m on the pitch, I want to win.

I will always be the first to admit when I have done something wrong.

I guess my earliest football memories are of playing in the street and also the little pitches at school. I joined the local football team in my village when I was small, but we would play only once or twice a week. I honed my skills just by playing for fun with friends after school.

I want the good players of other clubs to stay in the Bundesliga.

A break in the middle of the season is good for everybody.

It was a big step for me in the Netherlands: to leave home at the age of 18.

In my period at Chelsea, I was sometimes the one who switched sides because we were playing with two left-footed guys on the wings with myself and Damian Duff.

Bayern Munich are a team that absolutely have to play in the Champions League.

Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.

I have always said that I do not want to play in the Europa League.

If Mourinho loses 4-1, he doesn’t sleep well.

I’ve been playing football for a while, but Guardiola really made me a better player. I was 29 when I started working with him, so I wasn’t very young, but if you see the steps I made thanks to him, it shows you what he is capable of doing. Guardiola didn’t just put me on the flanks but in other positions as well.

What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.

There’s always so much to improve, no matter your age.

The Champions League is very difficult – there are so many big teams in Europe, and one bad day, and you can be out.

When I met Mourinho, I was still very young, but mentally and tactically, he worked on me. He was really demanding: you could not take a step below your level.

You want to win all games, which means you want to win all cups and all prizes.

The football in Spain is more about skill and technique. Every team tries to play good football. The physical side, with plenty of running and hard tackling, plays more of a role in the Bundesliga.

Every manager has a certain influence, and it depends whether you’re 18, 25, or 30. You need different things.

I enjoy working with the younger players and helping them to develop.