Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Dutch athlete Memphis Depay.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Memphis Depay, also known simply as Memphis, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.
Everyone knows the history between me and Man United wasn't successful. I didn't want it like that.
Sometimes I play as simply as possible, in one or two touches. But I also make bad decisions, I make mistakes, and I try too-complicated things.
I have to play with discipline in midfield.
I should be playing every match.
Lyon is a big club, but not one of the five best in Europe.
I'm honest - of course I want to be a legend.
It does not matter to me. I can play from the left, the right, or attack through the middle.
What am I missing to be the best in the world? Honestly, nothing in terms of quality, just consistency, and that's not arrogance.
I heard people compare me to Cristiano Ronaldo.
You learn from your mistakes. Those moments they will come, and I will work and focus on it.
Sometimes I wonder if people realise how beautiful and honourable I find it to play for my country.
I take risks sometimes, and it's not the best choice. I have to take that kind of risk to become one of the best players in the world. If that's what I want to be, I cannot just play simple.
I cannot become the best in the world by staying in Lyon; that's clear.
I've always been criticised, but the important, that's what my team thinks. Others, I don't care about their opinion; they speak in the void. Social networks give them a voice, but I don't listen it.
I always dreamed about the Premier League.
I want to go to a city that suits me and a club that suits me, to a team that really wants to play football.
I will put pressure on myself to play good every game.
I have a lot of expectations on myself. That's important.
I'm not David Beckham. I don't compare myself to such a legend.
I was always reading about the Premier League. It has been a big dream and one that came true. But it is not the end of the dream; it is just starting.
Leaving Manchester United? That was not complicated.
I cannot be anyone else but Memphis. I tried that, and I was not happy with myself.
I take risks; sometimes I lose the ball. It happens. This is the football.
I get up every morning and thank God for giving me the opportunity to play football.
I have no bitterness towards Mourinho. I did what I had to do in training. Of course, I didn't understand his choices, but he was the boss. I had to accept those choices.
To stay positive, you have to be very strong mentally.
Once you lose connection with the coach, it gets difficult.
If you believe in something that you can achieve, I think you will make it if you put everything into it.
I believe I can be one of the best players in the world. That's why I have my 'Dreamchaser' tattoo on my chest.
I want to let my feet speak.
I want to go to a club like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, or Bayern Munich.
Ask any player: we all want to play in the best clubs and the best championships.
I have to do my job, so then yeah, maybe in time I can be a legend. But to have those positive sounds from the fans and the legends that talk about me, I'm grateful for that.
I don't always feel like a valued player.
It's important for me to play every match the best I can.
I think soccer kept me off the street.
It is something special coming back to Manchester.
Apparently, the things I do outside of the football are not taken as positives. I don't care, but sometimes it amazes me.
I want to aim as high as possible. I want to become the best player in the world.
I'm focused on football and my career. No one really has to doubt that. Outside, I do other things that make me happy.
I work a lot on my coordination and starting speed.
I am a striker, so I have to score goals and give assists.
In the first season, I didn't contribute enough, but I really believe you need a year to succeed in the Premier League; it's the fastest league in the world.
I learn from my failures, but I will always try technical things; I will always try to take pleasure and do great things.
You go through experiences in life on and off the pitch.
To win, you have to score; if I can do that frequently, my job is done.
Great players play all matches.
In Manchester, I always worked as I had to. For me, personally, it wasn't all that easy.
In the Premier League, you always have to be at your best. You get forced to get the best out of yourself.
I don't want to talk too much. I want to show it on the pitch.
Good is not good enough at United.
I'm not a football player 24 hours a day.
Let's be honest: doesn't everyone look at Ronaldo's free kicks? I've looked at a lot of his technique, but I do it in my own way. I have my own style and try not to do the same.
First and foremost, I want to play well.
If you want a left winger who plays simple, I'm not the good player.
That's my motto: dream, believe, achieve.
A keeper can almost never catch my shots.
The most important for me, what is expected of me, are goals and assists. For the rest, I do my best.
Of course I want to be the best in the world; I want to play against big teams and against big stars.
I want to become a star. Failure is not an option.