Top 69 Quotes & Sayings by Olivier Giroud
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French athlete Olivier Giroud.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
When I put my head in my hands after missing a chance, that annoys the coaches a little.
Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.
When I was young, I looked up to Andriy Shevchenko. He was so elegant, and on the pitch as well.
That's why I love the Premier League - it's the best championship; it is very hard.
Second seasons are always better. In the first year, I felt a little bit of pressure. Maybe sometimes I didn't play naturally. I didn't feel relaxed on the pitch when I was ready to try something. It's complicated to explain.
When you are a striker like me, you always play for the teammates.
I wanted to stay in the Premier League, and Chelsea was a great opportunity for me.
David Beckham is a top man. I love the guy and what he can show in terms of style as well. He's really classy, an icon.
When you make the decision to join a great club, you know there is already a great forward.
Arsenal is a great club - the facilities are wonderful - but I feel it is a club that takes big care before signing a player, notably considering human values.
I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.
We don't have the money of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea. Arsenal builds its team through training, through recruiting players who can become something. Arsenal has less money than some other clubs, so we have to fight with other values.
It's important to keep improving.
I don't want to big myself up, but goals like mine leave a mark on history because they're rare.
I've always been lucky enough to have made the right decisions, if I can say that. I've always felt that I've had good fortune in that way.
Fortunately, I'm OK with my body. I try to take care of it. I played a lot of games over a season for several years, so, touch wood, I will stay fit and healthy.
I know when I am good and when I am not good. I don't need anyone to tell me.
Why did I choose Arsenal rather than Chelsea? Because it is a club I love, and I thought it would be easier for my adaptation.
I am a competitor, and I want to win again and again.
It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.
I don't have an inferiority complex.
My ambition is to win some trophies. That's why I am playing football.
It takes time to adapt to become an Arsenal player.
It's a massive club, and I am proud to sign for Chelsea, and I'm looking forward to playing.
You have to communicate - you have to click - to find automatic reactions with your teammates.
The main thing is to work hard. When you work hard, you'll be in the team. It's as simple as that. And that's what I'm going to do, put my head down, work hard, and see where it takes me.
When people are talking about a player to come and take your place, you take it personally because it's your position.
I am here to win trophies, you know, to help the team to reach our targets. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to bring my small thing to the big machine. You know, for Chelsea.
You need to have a great way of life - you have to eat well, to sleep well.
I love London! But the thing I love the most is the Premier League.
Even if we don't play fantastically, with good passing and precision and finesse, the most important thing is to win.
I try to be a leader on the pitch rather than off it.
I have created a shell around me, in the good and the bad moments.
All of my career, I have been - how can I say this? - I have been through certain difficulties, and I have always tried to make it motivation to get better and better.
If you are good on the pitch, good in training, you will have your chance. I'm not worried about my place.
I know too well how much I am going to miss football after my career for me to put up my own barriers.
Diego Costa doesn't show any emotion. I am more emotional. So I have learned to control my emotions.
For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.
One thing is sure: I really enjoyed my five years at Arsenal.
Chelsea is a strong team defensively, and they are quite efficient up front with great players, so I think I will enjoy it.
It's nice to be cheered, but I'll always have a good attitude on the pitch.
The Champions League is massive for a football player. There is nothing above it when you're playing for a club.
I always give everything for my team.
It was frustrating at Arsenal, obviously. For a year and a half, it went from bad to worse. I could no longer continue like that. I could not bring myself to spend another year at Arsenal and remain a reserve, even a second reserve.
I have a very good contract at Chelsea, but Dortmund really wanted me.
I have certain values. I know where I come from. I am a hard worker. I'm conscious of my luck.
Football is very hard, and people see only the nice part of the job.
It's nice to be at the top, but the most difficult thing is to stay at the top.
I always work on my mind and my game.
Football, if I can say, is an everlasting new beginning. You always question yourself, but you have to be ready not just mentally but physically as well. You have to be fit and take care of your body.
There is always room for improvement, but I am happy with what I am doing on the pitch.
I feel really good at Arsenal.
The fact is that the coach wanted to recruit a new striker, and with Aubameyang's signing at Arsenal, there were three top strikers, and that's why I decided to leave.
It was the force of the ball. It made my foot bone and ankle come together and cracked. I thought I had just twisted my ankle, but it was a clear fracture.
I work hard in training to be ready.
After an injury, I think you have to be strong mentally.
I have never been in a cage fighting UFC. It would be nice to try.
If I play, I try to give my best for the team.
When you are a striker, you need to give a lot of effort for the team, to keep the opponent under pressure, to press them, to win the ball fast - that's what I try to do to help the team. After that, I try to make some goals.
The Premier League is my main target.
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