Top 96 Quotes & Sayings by Arjen Robben - Page 2

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.

Some referees have to think about treating every player the same, even if it's Ronaldinho or another player from a Premiership club. It doesn't matter how good you are: you have to be treated the same.

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

David Alaba has a very good left foot. He's scored some good goals and free kicks.

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

In a top team, you always have very big competition between players, and for me, that's not a problem at all.

I don't know if referees look at me differently; you'd have to ask them. I hope everybody gets treated the same, but I know that it doesn't always happen.

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

If you want to play dominant football, you need to get the ball, think fast, and play quick combinations in small spaces.

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

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.

Losing drives me mad. It hurts.

Mourinho was always very strong for his players, and you needed to deliver for him. For me, it was good.

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

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

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.

People don't understand how hard it is to be injured, not to be part of the team but to watch from the side.

I had injuries, but I didn't get them on purpose.

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

Every game is a new battle.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

I'm not a diver. I know that.

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

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

I am not a daydreamer.

I never had problems with injuries as a kid or in the youth team. My injuries started at Chelsea, when I broke my foot during a pre-season game. That was just pure bad luck, but after that, I had some muscular injuries, too, so I had to get to know my body better.

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 am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation.

I have two speeds. Fast and faster. I don't just run. I take it.

Messi is on another planet.

Maybe Louis does have a golden willy.

Manchester United? That's not an option. I am staying at Bayern Munich. Period. I had a great time under Van Gaal at Bayern, he has been very important for my career but I am very happy at my current club.

I really don't see myself in the Europa League and don't want to play in it. I couldn't care less about winning the trophy.

Nowhere in the world do supporters love their clubs more than in England. England is paradise to play in.