Top 66 Sunil Chhetri Quotes

If I do the right things on and off the field that’s how a player is going to learn.

I idolised IM Vijayan and Krisanu Dey when I started watching football. After that, it was Bhaichung Bhutia in India and Brazilian Ronaldo abroad.

Football is all about fans.

When you are in good form, you keep hitting the target. You may have the best match but you may still not have the goals. But scoring is most important and it feels so good that I have been knocking them in. It really boosts the morale.

To go to the field and train and understand when days are less, that’s where experience helps.

Without sounding biased, 70 days of football is not enough. Even if Messi plays 70 days he cannot be in the national team. You need to play around the year to be in contention for the national team.

Playing in MLS was a great experience. It has boosted my confidence and I feel I have matured as a player.

When I was in Portugal I hardly played six-or-seven matches. Although I would train daily to keep my shape. Even then it was really difficult when I came back to get in shape and represent my country.

I listen to these comparisons with Cristiano Ronaldo, I’ll be happy and then forget it in five seconds.

When your physical energy and mind combines, it’s great.

If you are a professional player and you are playing in the top professional league, you are sorted financially, which is good.

I don’t think I will ever be content. I am somebody who is always hungry.

I just want to do well with the national team.

Football is a team game and none can survive or excel without the help of the other.

In India, people are really glued to the Premier League and La Liga.

I am criticised for not celebrating my goals enough. I am very happy from within, very calm. I just don’t celebrate. I celebrate inside.

I aspire my country eventually has a league where all players play 50 games.

To share the dressing room of club and country with Bhai was an amazing experience. I learnt a lot from him and other senior players like Renedy Singh.

I’m always hungry to score.

When I was younger, I used to have more flair, I used to do more tricks, the nutmegs, the step-overs.

I signed for Mohun Bagan and then I got the news that Bhaichung also joined the club. The first day he met me he told me that I have heard about you and you are doing well. I told everyone in my family and friends that Bhaichung told me that.

All the top players in the world play 45-50-60 games. You need that many games, even the strikers need that many games.

Talking to a player helps, but in our sport the majority of learning happens from watching another player. You pick up things like being punctual, being nice to everyone, making sure you give your 100 per cent even in training.

I like the celebrations when I see my teammates do it, when I see fellow footballers on the international scene do it. I think it looks good, it suits most of them, if you know what to do, synchronise, then do it.

I don’t let even a day go by wherein I don’t give at 100 per cent.

Losing is not an option in Kolkata. It’s not easy, a lot of players even quit.

My family supported me a lot and my father flew in to stay with me from time to time.

Even the best and biggest teams in the world do not reach finals of tournaments.

Lot of players lose hope because of lack of motivation.

Whoever the coach is, my job is to talk to him, understand him and be a better player under him and give my best.

I take my sleep very, very important.

If you win two games, one game or three games, you can still say it’s luck. But when you win a championship over 18 games, it’s not luck.

After the 12th class exam results, I got a call from Mohun Bagan. They saw me at Durand Cup when I was playing for City Club of Delhi. I thought they might want me for SAIL Academy. Never ever I thought Mohun Bagan is calling me for Mohun Bagan!

There can never be any stop to learn about different cultures by travelling to different places. And whatever comes your way, continue the healthy eating habits.

When you are younger, you want to do everything, and you go haywire.

I am happy and proud to play for my country and my club Mohun Bagan.

Even if soccer is not number one in the United States, they do things very well here. There’s much our country can learn from the U.S.A., because we all know that soccer is not the main game in India. We can still do more things, like provide better facilities for the players so they can perform well.

If the team keeps changing then everything has to keep changing.

The worst thing is for a player to come to a club and not be able to play.

Bhai was my hero and he had immense influence on me.

In my opinion, rankings are a very fickle measurement of one’s success and it is best to not get carried away by it.

When I was a young kid, I did not even dream about playing for my country. It was such a farfetched thing to play for India.

I saw 14 games in two and a half months at Churchill. It was what I really signed for. They were eyeing the championship and also playing the AFC Cup. So I am very thankful for Churchill, the coaching staff and the players.

You have to be tough and have a lot of faith.

The influence of Bhaichung is immense. I remember when I was in the ninth or 10th standard we went to watch the Durand Cup in Delhi. Bhaichung was there. We just wanted to touch them.

I’m all for a good rivalry as long as lines are drawn.

The joy and love that I get from playing football are unbelievable. It is such a feeling that I want to give everything that I have got. I just enjoy it, I am living a life that I never even dreamt of.

You can sometimes play some really good football and not score.

Training and resting takes up most of my time.

Little by little, not by making big promises, I need to be calmer, read more, spend more time with my loved ones, and be more mindful about nature and environment.

As long as I am playing competitive football I am happy.

The Ronaldo who came to Manchester United had a lot of dribbling, trickery, playing more on the wings and making more assists.

It doesn’t matter who you are – if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that’s really good for the nation.

The first two games for Churchill, I was so jittery that I didn’t know what to do. I was running more but didn’t know what to do. I’ve no bones accepting the fact that I didn’t know what was happening in the game.

If anyone remembers me, it’s about my hard work.

I’ve married somebody who I knew for 14 years. So, I’m just living with a friend. All through my ups and downs in football, from winning the I-League to losing the ISL final, she has been a source of great support.

I always believe that there should come a time when your energy, speed, stamina should combine well with your brains.

The good part about youngsters is that they are so fearless. You want to be like them.

We need IMG-Reliance in Indian football as they are an important sponsor.

I have become vegan – I don’t take dairy or meat. It has helped me a lot in terms of recovery and digestion.

What we achieve individually is important but it’s never ever more than the team does.

Sitting idle at home is the most painful experience for a footballer.

Bob Houghton is a great coach and I am confident that the national team will do well under him.

I like my fair share of board games.

I was also a junior and I know how you learn from seniors, that’s how you follow. Speeches don’t work.

Egos are never nice. I have been a victim of it a lot of times in my career. Whenever I have used it, I have failed.