Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French athlete Antoine Griezmann.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, on loan from Barcelona, and the France national team. A versatile player, Griezmann is known for his attacking, passing, and supportive defence, and has played as an attacking midfielder, winger, and striker in his career.
Every player dreams of playing a Champions League semi-final, and we will give everything.
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.
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.
When I'm close to the penalty area, that's where I feel more comfortable.
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.
If I am happy in my personal life, I will be happy in my profession.
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.
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.
I like PSG, but not Ligue 1.
Winning titles, that's what I'm looking for.
Playing a final is great, but it's winning it that counts.
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.
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.
It's not a personal mission to win La Liga, but I want it very badly.
I work every day to improve and reach my top.
My objective is to be among the best.
I've never liked losing, ever since I was a boy in Macon, my hometown. I couldn't watch other teams lifting trophies.
There are a lot of bad people in football, and players can be afraid to go to stadiums and get abused.
When I'm on the pitch, I enjoy myself, and I try to give my all.
I always ask Paul Pogba about Manchester United. I think they are a huge club with a really good infrastructure.
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.
I don't want them to compare me to one or the other - I want people to know me for being Griezmann.
I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.
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!
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.
In 90 minutes, anything can happen.
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.
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.
It is the best thing to have great games, and the tiredness matters little.
I need to feel happy outside.
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.
My goal is always to improve what has been done the previous season and also collectively seek to do better than the year past.
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.
At Atletico, I've improved at the highest level, and in the Champions League, I've turned a corner.
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.
I try to be a complete player - in attack and in defence - and to improve every year.
I feel great at Real Sociedad. It is a second family for me.
Scoring goals is nice, but I'm nowhere near Platini. I hope I can get closer to him.
With Real Sociedad, I felt that I needed to leave.
I'm so good at Atletico. Honestly, I don't see myself leaving.
I'm lucky my parents raised me well.
I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.
I think in French, but I get angry in Spanish.
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.
The Ballon d'Or is one of my objectives, but it will be complicated so long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.
On a personal level, I have no hard feelings towards the clubs that didn't want me.
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.
I prefer games with many goals.
I want titles: it's what I want and what I lack. I give everything for it.
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.
I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.
If one day I came to Ligue 1, it would be to Lyon or Marseille.
We've lived through some extraordinary moments, and the saddest moments as well. We have to learn.
The more matches I play, the better I feel on the pitch.
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.
With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.
Ronaldo used to be my neighbour, and he passed my house every day. We always greeted each other.
I want to win titles with Atletico.
I always demand intensity in training. That's my style, and I like it.
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!