Top 18 Quotes & Sayings by Karim Benzema

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French athlete Karim Benzema.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team. A creative and prolific forward known for his playmaking and finishing, he is regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation. Benzema ranks as Real Madrid's joint-second highest all-time top goalscorer.

French - Athlete | Born: December 19, 1987

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For me, I have always thought a squad comes before everything. I always make decisions for the good of the French national team.

Karim Benzema

Gerard Houllier is a great coach. He made me grow. He gave me chances in big games, which raised my confidence. It opened my eyes to what I could do. It was through him that I managed to trust myself.

Karim Benzema

It's true that in my family, everyone loves football. So it's great to have a family that's united behind you and doesn't leave you.

Karim Benzema

Some people say I don't love the French national team. If that were the case, I would have said so directly to the coach, because I'm a big boy.

Karim Benzema

As long as Didier Deschamps is coach, I have no chance of getting back into the France team.

Karim Benzema

For the moment, I haven't ended my career. I'm young. There are still a lot of goals.

Karim Benzema

Personally, what goes beyond sport, you have to put to one side. You need the best to win trophies.

Karim Benzema

I'm not going to give up. If people think I'm going to give up the French national team, they're mistaken. I'm still here, and I'm still hungry for trophies.

Karim Benzema

One must just keep having good seasons with many great matches, whether one is with the club or the French national side. For me, this must be a player's goal in his head, even if it's an individual trophy, and the first thought must be on the collective.

Karim Benzema

I don't need money, and when I do a favor, I expect nothing back.

Karim Benzema

I have faith in the players, who have paid me back on the pitch. I have brought in young players because they have a lot of potential. I'm the only one who decides, and I take decisions based on sporting reasons.

Karim Benzema

What I would like is to at least have a discussion with the coach, that he tells me what he thinks. I have to know.

Karim Benzema

We footballers don't address one another as 'My dear.'

Karim Benzema

When you play in a great club like Real Madrid, it's hard to stay here.

Karim Benzema

The public digs needled me to rebel. They forced me to work harder.

Karim Benzema

I started with Paul Le Guen. He told me to double up in positions if he was missing a left back or a midfielder. From that moment, it was clear in my mind that I would be a professional footballer, and I began working even faster to get there.

Karim Benzema