Top 82 Quotes & Sayings by Emre Can

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German athlete Emre Can.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Emre Can

Emre Can is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team. A versatile player, Can can also play as a defensive midfielder, centre-back and full-back.

It was an easy decision for me to sign with Liverpool.
I've had calf problems for many years, and it has been very difficult for me because I've played out of position, which means more sprints. Ten minutes into the game, I've not been able to feel my feet in a few games. I didn't like to go to the media and say, 'I am injured.'
My target is to score more goals, not necessarily be the next Steven Gerrard. Obviously, my respect for him is very high, but I want to go my own way. I want to be Emre Can, not copy other players.
Juventus is a team who wins titles, and that's what I want, and that's why we fit very good together. — © Emre Can
Juventus is a team who wins titles, and that's what I want, and that's why we fit very good together.
I am happy at Liverpool.
I don't regret leaving Bayern Munich. I am convinced it was the correct step for me.
I left Bayern because I needed the game time.
It is very nice to be compared to Steven Gerrard, but I know I am not at the same level.
If you play for Liverpool, for such a big club, it is always the target: it has to be always to win silverware.
Jurgen Klopp does have a winning mentality; he is hungry for titles.
Everyone who knows me knows my respect for women: equality and respect.
It's true, I had a lot of offers from very good teams, but I decided Juventus because I think the project is very big, and they have very big aims, and I want to be a part of the big project here.
You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.
A piece of my heart will always be with Liverpool. — © Emre Can
A piece of my heart will always be with Liverpool.
I say always that the Premier League is the best league in the world, and it's an honour to play here.
Sure, the Bundesliga would interest me. Why not?
Juventus has always tried to win the Champions League.
I know Schweinsteiger very well, and I used to play with him. He's a very good guy and a legend.
I've developed a lot under Jurgen Klopp. I am very grateful to him, and it is a lot of fun to work with him.
I always say the Premier League is the best in the world, and I still feel it is an honour to be playing here, but I think English football suits my game. Football is more physical here; the ref is not whistling every foul.
Without being disrespectful to Leverkusen, playing for Liverpool helps me more because I am playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I have no regrets making this step.
I never had problems with Klopp.
My first aim is to stay healthy and help the team.
We speak Turkish at home, and I can speak the language. I have a lot of family there - I try to fly to Turkey once a year when I have holidays.
When we lose the ball, we look to win it back as soon as possible. But you can't do it alone; you have to do it all together.
Over the long term, it is definitely my ambition to play in the midfield.
Van Gaal does a good job wherever he is.
My goal is to play a lot, more often, and to be a leader.
I'm doing great in England.
I want to become a world-class player.
The Premier League has the power to spend more money on players than the Bundesliga. This is very, very important for players.
I know, when I am fit and pain-free, I am confident.
Of course, sometimes you are tired and everything, but I think the most important thing is the mentality - if you say you are fit and want to go, then you can go every game.
Everybody knows that Jurgen Klopp is a great manager and a great guy as well.
It feels good to get to a final, but it makes no sense when you lose, so you have to win the final.
Liverpool FC is a great club, and the fans are amongst the best in the world.
When you play constantly for strong sides, then the pressure is always on you.
I always make sure I work hard every day and give everything in the game, in training, and off the pitch, too.
I think all coaches have their own way of doing things. — © Emre Can
I think all coaches have their own way of doing things.
I enjoy supporting projects involving disadvantaged young people and people with disabilities.
I played a lot at Bayer Leverkusen. I played in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga. I have played a lot of games, and it was a very good decision to go to Leverkusen.
Really, the club is like a big family. The locker-room spirit is also similar to what I had experienced at Liverpool, but I really like it here at Juventus, because it's not just a set of champions. The sense of a team, the group, is strongly felt.
I came to Leverkusen as a very young player and didn't have many Bundesliga games back then. I wasn't well known.
You can learn being off the pitch. If you are sitting in the stands, you can see how the whole team plays.
The Premier League is just a really cool league, the most interesting in the world, but you must always respect other big clubs and leagues.
You can only advise young players to make the step to Liverpool.
Juventus is a huge club. I followed the team since I was young.
Jurgen Klopp is certainly a great coach. I think he has demonstrated at Dortmund that he can suit any team in the world.
When you play football, you have to do a lot of running. — © Emre Can
When you play football, you have to do a lot of running.
We're not women - we're playing football.
I don't think anyone can replace Steven Gerrard, be it Messi or whoever.
I believe that I am a different person off the pitch than I am on it. On the pitch, I am a bit louder, and off the pitch, I am quieter.
I'm happy, of course, when I can score and help the team.
I want to be a big player one day, and to be that, you have to win titles.
As a kid, my parents told me I always seemed to play football with older people. As a boy, I always trained in the age group above, and even kicking about on the street, I'd play with the bigger ones.
I'm trying to get the best out of myself.
Every year in the Premier League, every team is improving. Every team is buying new players.
It's difficult to go out when there is a match every third day. There isn't that much time - it's either preparation or recovery - and I would rather spend my time with friends at home.
I want to play injury-free.
In the Bundesliga, you have Bayern Munich, and they win it every year. Or Dortmund.
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