Antoine Griezmann Quotes

Playing a final is great, but it's winning it that counts.

- Antoine Griezmann

Winning, Playing, Counts, Final

At Atletico, I've improved at the highest level, and in the Champions League, I've turned a corner.

- Antoine Griezmann

Improved, Champions League, Champions

People might talk more about Real Madrid and Barcelona than about Atletico, but what matters to me is what happens on the pitch. We compete with them year after year. I am not interested about the club's reputation.

- Antoine Griezmann

Year, Compete, About, Club

I was just a kid who had arrived in the world of professional football and thought he could do anything he wanted. But I have learned from my mistakes. I have done everything to change, both on and off the pitch.

- Antoine Griezmann

Kid, Professional Football, On And Off

The United States is where I want to finish. I love the States. I want to have a subscription to NBA and go with my children to every game. I can already see myself there. I do not yet know the city, but why not play for Beckham's franchise in Miami? Playing under Beckham would be the best.

- Antoine Griezmann

Love, Game, Play, Subscription

The Ballon d'Or is one of my objectives, but it will be complicated so long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.

- Antoine Griezmann

Long, Will, Around, Objectives

Winning titles, that's what I'm looking for.

- Antoine Griezmann

Winning, Looking, Titles

I want titles: it's what I want and what I lack. I give everything for it.

- Antoine Griezmann

Want, Give, Everything, Titles

I want to win titles with Atletico.

- Antoine Griezmann

Win, Want, Atletico, Titles

I'm very happy at Atletico. I'm very proud to play for these fans, with these players, and with this coach. I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.

- Antoine Griezmann

Play, Always, Very, Atletico

Speed isn't everything, but he'd be a great striker at Atletico. Usain Bolt would be perfect for our game. Me behind and him up front. The best!

- Antoine Griezmann

Game, Behind, Perfect, Atletico

I'm so good at Atletico. Honestly, I don't see myself leaving.

- Antoine Griezmann

Myself, See, Honestly, Atletico

I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.

- Antoine Griezmann

Want, Always, Shown, Atletico

Even before the season starts, the fans look at the dates for the Madrid derbies. They all want to be there; they're big games.

- Antoine Griezmann

Want, Big, Before, Madrid

I always ask Paul Pogba about Manchester United. I think they are a huge club with a really good infrastructure.

- Antoine Griezmann

Think, Always, I Think, Manchester

I always had a frisson when I heard the Champions League music. To play in that competition, to score a goal in it, is something special for me.

- Antoine Griezmann

Play, Champions, Always, Something Special

The Ballon d'Or? It's up to the journalists to vote. I do not go to bed every night thinking about it. I just try to do my best and score as many goals as possible.

- Antoine Griezmann

Night, Go, Bed, Goals

I prefer games with many goals.

- Antoine Griezmann

Games, Prefer, Many, Goals

My goal is always to improve what has been done the previous season and also collectively seek to do better than the year past.

- Antoine Griezmann

Goal, Always, Been, Season

Scoring goals is nice, but I'm nowhere near Platini. I hope I can get closer to him.

- Antoine Griezmann

Hope, Him, Scoring, Goals

I went to the final of the Champions League, and I scored 32 goals. This pressure does not weigh too much. I'm on the field to have fun and give pleasure to the fans.

- Antoine Griezmann

Weigh, Champions League, Goals

I'm very happy, and I try to answer the encouragement I receive on social media through my efforts on the field, for everyone from the fans who buy a shirt to those who encourage us inside the stadium.

- Antoine Griezmann

Happy, Through, Very, Stadium

It's not a personal mission to win La Liga, but I want it very badly.

- Antoine Griezmann

Mission, Very, Badly, La

I'll give everything I have to be one of the best players in La Liga.

- Antoine Griezmann

Best, Give, Players, La

We used to have championships in the streets with my friends, and whoever scored a goal was the happiest boy in the world. Now, every time that I score, I go back to being a child: the happiness of scoring a goal is unexplainable.

- Antoine Griezmann

Goal, Streets, Scoring, Every Time

With every side I've played for, I've always tried to fit in and joke with my team mates while enjoying good times with them on and off the pitch. And that's what's happened with Les Bleus.

- Antoine Griezmann

Enjoying, On And Off, While, Les

I felt really proud when Simeone said I am destined to reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I always want to give my all for him. He motivates me.

- Antoine Griezmann

Proud, Give, Always, Messi

I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them. I try to help my team and country as good as possible to do just that.

- Antoine Griezmann

Country, Like, Par, Messi

There are a lot of bad people in football, and players can be afraid to go to stadiums and get abused.

- Antoine Griezmann

Bad, Lot, Stadiums, Bad People

On a personal level, I have no hard feelings towards the clubs that didn't want me.

- Antoine Griezmann

Want, Level, Personal Level, Feelings

El Cholo is a great coach: he asks a lot of his players and demands a lot of intensity. If your guard is down even a bit in training, Cholo tells you put extra effort in quickly.

- Antoine Griezmann

Players, Quickly, Guard, Extra

I think in French, but I get angry in Spanish.

- Antoine Griezmann

Think, I Think, Spanish, French

I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.

- Antoine Griezmann

Play, Need, Nor, Premier

I'm always proud to be popular with the fans. I try to smile and do my best. If they like it, it's even better.

- Antoine Griezmann

Proud, Always, Like, Popular

Ronaldo used to be my neighbour, and he passed my house every day. We always greeted each other.

- Antoine Griezmann

Every Day, Always, Other, Neighbour

When I'm close to the penalty area, that's where I feel more comfortable.

- Antoine Griezmann

More, Penalty, Area, Close

My objective is to be among the best.

- Antoine Griezmann

Best, Among, Objective

Players do not come out of the closet because they are afraid. We have to appear hard and strong, but we are afraid of what people will say about us. Of course, I have nothing against anyone. I respect everybody.

- Antoine Griezmann

Strong, Will, Everybody, Appear

I try to be a complete player - in attack and in defence - and to improve every year.

- Antoine Griezmann

Year, Attack, Defence, Complete

The more matches I play, the better I feel on the pitch.

- Antoine Griezmann

Play, Better, More, Matches

When I started watching matches, it was those of Marseille. After that, it was Lyon. I went to see them all the time in the league or the Champions League with my dad.

- Antoine Griezmann

Champions League, Dad, Matches

I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.

- Antoine Griezmann

Top, Give, Among, Maximum

I always play with long sleeves because Beckham always did it. He is my idol. He had a lot of class both on the pitch and outside. Nobody had his right foot. I would love to speak with him, but in Spanish because I don't speak English.

- Antoine Griezmann

Love, Play, Idol, Sleeves

I've never liked losing, ever since I was a boy in Macon, my hometown. I couldn't watch other teams lifting trophies.

- Antoine Griezmann

Hometown, Other, Teams, Trophies

We've lived through some extraordinary moments, and the saddest moments as well. We have to learn.

- Antoine Griezmann

Extraordinary, Through, Some, Saddest

The fact is I do feel very Spanish, like when I'm talking to my wife and daughter in Spanish at two in the afternoon. I even think in Spanish when I get angry!

- Antoine Griezmann

Think, Very, Spanish, Daughter

If one day I came to Ligue 1, it would be to Lyon or Marseille.

- Antoine Griezmann

One Day, Would, Came, I Came

In 90 minutes, anything can happen.

- Antoine Griezmann

Happen, Anything, Minutes, 90 Minutes

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

- Antoine Griezmann

Work Hard, Build, Session, Weaknesses

When I'm on the pitch, I enjoy myself, and I try to give my all.

- Antoine Griezmann

Myself, Enjoy, Give, Pitch

Many clubs rejected me, but I wanted to be a footballer and to learn as quickly as possible, so I persisted until I got into Real Sociedad when I was 13.

- Antoine Griezmann

Learn, Quickly, Rejected, Footballer

I was 14 when I arrived at Real Sociedad. No team wanted me in France. I trialled for around eight clubs, and then Real came.

- Antoine Griezmann

Team, Real, Then, Clubs

It's true that the training and mentality in Spain is totally different to how it is in France.

- Antoine Griezmann

How, Mentality, Spain, France

If I am happy in my personal life, I will be happy in my profession.

- Antoine Griezmann

Happy, Will, Profession, I Am Happy

I always demand intensity in training. That's my style, and I like it.

- Antoine Griezmann

Training, Always, Like, Intensity

It is the best thing to have great games, and the tiredness matters little.

- Antoine Griezmann

Best, Games, Thing, Matters

With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.

- Antoine Griezmann

Work, Hard Work, Achieve, Effort

Every player dreams of playing a Champions League semi-final, and we will give everything.

- Antoine Griezmann

Give, Will, Champions League, Champions

I'm lucky my parents raised me well.

- Antoine Griezmann

Me, Lucky, Well, Raised

When I wasn't playing, the most important thing was to stay patient.

- Antoine Griezmann

Important, Most, Patient

I don't want them to compare me to one or the other - I want people to know me for being Griezmann.

- Antoine Griezmann

Me, Want, Other, Compare

I work every day to improve and reach my top.

- Antoine Griezmann

Work, Reach, Top, Improve

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