Top 70 Willian Quotes

It doesn’t matter what the game is or against who, it is good to play at home.

I wouldn’t have any fears about coming to England because I have played against English sides in the Champions League and studied the English game.

I don’t know how I can explain that moment. But it was the best moment I think in my life when I signed with Chelsea because it was my dream to come here.

I worked with Mourinho and I became his friend as well. He likes me a lot and I like him a lot as a coach and as a person. He has put his trust in me and in my work, and I was very grateful to him.

It’s difficult when you start to play football. My boots were much worse.

There is no doubt English football is very big, with huge visibility.

Diego Costa is the one who plays around a lot, who jokes a lot in the dressing room. It’s just his way, joking around with all of us, every hour of every day.

I’ve always been following Chelsea and every time I came to London I would try to see a Chelsea game and see how the team was doing because it’s been my dream to come to play here.

Mourinho is a coach who likes more the ball practice, works the ball possession and makes short games.

I think every player thinks in a different way.

Every game we have to seek to play better if we want to achieve results.

I always try to do my job as well as I can on the pitch and thankfully it has been working.

I am very proud to stay and be a Chelsea player. It is an honour to play at this club.

For me the Premier League is the best league in the world. And London is a great city. My family love to live here.

The World Cup is a tournament that practically does not allow errors, especially in the final.

Of course I want to play every game, but only 11 can start.

I’ve been a Corinthians fan since I was little, even before I played there, my family also supports the club.

Every time I join the Selecao I try to maintain my good form and prove why I was called up.

I really like Neymar too, but I really like Messi.

Growing up was very difficult.

I really like living in London. It is a charming city, where everything happens and there is lots to do. There is a very good quality of life here.

I have to continue to train hard and when I have time to play I have to play well.

Of course when you talk about Corinthians, the club that launched me, I have a great affection. But honestly, I don’t think about returning to Brazil.

When Chelsea go into a competition we go to win.

All us players can do is to win as many titles as possible.

It doesn’t matter where we play. It doesn’t matter whether the season has finished or not. We have to play the same way, stay focused all of the time and go there to win.

The beginning of the World Cup is always a bit tough.

I always liked watching Ronaldo and Ronaldinho; they were the players who I dreamt about meeting. They inspired me a lot in my own style of play.

I started to play at four years old. I went to Corinthians at nine years old. Then, it started to become more serious.

I don’t know, sometimes the manager doesn’t like you.

It was totally different. I am living in Sao Paulo and then I’m in Ukraine living in a small city called Donetsk. There’s the weather, the language. I went there with my family. That helped a little bit and I ended up staying there for five-and-a-half years. It was important there that I had so many Brazilian players.

The World Cup is the ultimate moment for any player. It is the opportunity to defend your country in the biggest tournament in the world and the moment the whole world will watch you play.

My parents gave everything. They sacrificed, they went to work. Sometimes they worked 24 hours, so they called friends to help us. They did everything for me to become a football player.

Of course, Eden is a fantastic player, one of the best players in the world. He’s my friend, one of the best players I’ve played with in my whole career.

It’s going to be an immense pleasure to work with Jose Mourinho, listen to him and learn from him.

We learn so much from difficulties.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He’s been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

Chelsea always want to win trophies.

I need to always improve and that is why I work hard to try and keep my place in the squad.

Training is always important.

I like Chelsea, Milan and Inter. I have always followed the two Italian teams because my role models when I was young were Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, and they played for those teams.

I’ve played for a great club in Corinthians and been successful. I moved to Shakhtar and that turned into a great move too.

I’ve earned quite a lot of money in Donetsk.

I’m very happy here at Chelsea.

It is totally different to play in the Premier League to the Champions League.

You want to be prepared for when you have to stop playing.

Messi, Neymar or Ronaldo? The three of them are exceptional, they have a lot of quality and they have their differences.

My dream is to play with the selecao in the World Cup in Brazil and I will have more chance to realise the dream if I play for a big team.

I like to smile a lot and I always try to be happy, joking around and stuff.

For me, Conte was a manager very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated. There were a few games… Sometimes we just don’t understand. You’re playing very well, then you get substituted. I do not understand.

Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi make a lot of goals, but what Ronaldinho used to do was unbelievable. He used to be amazing on the field, and also scored a lot of goals.

There are some players I always watched, various players who I knew hit the ball well.

My goal is to continue in Europe, but never rule out a return to Brazil.

I kept an eye on Chelsea’s fortunes after they first tried to sign me.

I’m happy with the confidence that Tite has shown me. He and his coaching staff have been doing a great job. My relationship with him is the best I can hope for and I always say that he cares about all the players equally, giving the same level of attention to first-team players and reserves.

It’s always good to reach a final and fight for titles.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.

Every professional has their way of working.

With Shakhtar I also won a set of titles not only in Ukraine but in Europe also. I felt comfortable there.

Chelsea are known as one of the biggest and most successful clubs around.

If I have to return to Brazil, I’d like to play at Corinthians again. It represents a lot, I was born and raised there, my footballing career began there when I was nine, I’ve spent my entire childhood there.

I was 15 when I won the World Cup Guarana Antarctica in 2004. It was a very special moment.

Mourinho is a fantastic coach and won everything wherever he went.

Both sides of the game, defensively and offensively, are important.

If you are a team that wants to win something, you have to play for 90 minutes with concentration and focus.

It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.

I know one thing – Neymar is a star.

When you win, you win together and when you lose, you lose together too.

My first impressions of Mourinho were really positive.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of wearing the Selecao shirt in a World Cup.