Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Didier Drogba

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Ivorian athlete Didier Drogba.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goal scorer of all time. Drogba was named in the Chelsea team of the 2010–2020 decade by Chelsea's fans. He was named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.

Ivorian - Athlete | Born: March 11, 1978

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I feel at home when I go to London.

Didier Drogba

I prefer people to see me as an Ivorian and as a patriot.

Didier Drogba

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.

Didier Drogba

I believe a lot in destiny and I think that if something didn't happen, it was for a reason.

Didier Drogba

In England, I've never really had a problem with racism.

Didier Drogba

In football, the good thing is things can change in a second.

Didier Drogba

People think footballers are all like robots - we can control everything on the pitch. But your heart is beating 200 times a minute; it's very, very physical.

Didier Drogba

I have won many trophies in my time, but nothing will ever top helping win the battle for peace in my country.

Didier Drogba

Football can generate excitement and bring people together.

Didier Drogba

Having a stadium in France named after a footballer from the Ivory Coast, even if I'm proud of my France-Ivory Coast background, is a great proof of integration.

Didier Drogba

People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.

Didier Drogba

When I arrived in France, I cried every day. Not because I was in France - I could have been anywhere - but because I was so far, far away from my parents. I missed them so much.

Didier Drogba

Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.

Didier Drogba

He predicts things. I have often heard him say things which are proved right minutes later. Its really impressive - almost mystical.

Didier Drogba

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

Didier Drogba

Everyone knows Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi, not only me, but for some it's hard to recognize that.

Didier Drogba

I think finals are there to be won, you know the feeling of losing a final is really bad. I prefer to lose a semi-final, quarter-final because I know I will forget... But the feeling of losing a final stays here forever. Even if you win two, three, four, five it stays. You know, I’m too scared to lose, so I give everything to win.

Didier Drogba

When I arrived in France, it was very, very difficult. Not because I was in France - I could have been anywhere - but because I was so far, far away from my parents. I missed them so much.

Didier Drogba

All the fans know my love for Chelsea and I hope to be back here in the future in another role.

Didier Drogba

Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Didier Drogba

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