Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Oscar

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian footballer Oscar.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Oscar

Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, better known as simply Oscar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who was played an attacking midfielder for Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG.

I'm not aware if anyone's been told to kick me in training - but they are doing it anyway!
If people want to say I seem too nice to be a footballer, that's good. It's just the way I am.
A month before signing for Chelsea I was very close to doing so with Real Madrid as Mourinho said he wanted me. — © Oscar
A month before signing for Chelsea I was very close to doing so with Real Madrid as Mourinho said he wanted me.
I won two Premier League championships, I played a lot - I won a championship with the Brazil team too.
There are teams I like a lot like Inter and AC Milan, so I'd think about going to the Italian league.
In Brazil, young boys dream of playing in the Champions League and I'm very proud to have realized my dream.
Here in England, you do need to be firmer, harder on the pitch. That's just the way it is.
Upon his arrival at Chelsea, Mourinho spoke to me. He gives me confidence and I'm trying to return all such support on the pitch.
Definitely the aim is to be champions.
I'm joining Chelsea hopefully to win more titles.
The Premier League is always difficult - Champions League or not.
China has incredible financial power and sometimes makes offers that players can't refuse.
The best players in the world play in Europe so that's where you want to go when you play in Brazil.
It is good for football that the game grows in new areas of the world. — © Oscar
It is good for football that the game grows in new areas of the world.
I am so happy to come to the Chinese league.
The most important thing is to be happy, regardless of the place.
I play with players in the Brazilian national team who are similar to those at Chelsea - Kaka, Neymar.
I am good friends with David Luiz.
It's been a very successful time for me here at Chelsea.
It's always a dream to play for the national team.
It's not my style of play to mark players and stop them, or be threatening. But I am learning that at Chelsea.
I chose Chelsea because I always wanted to play in Europe for one of the biggest clubs. And I'm glad I did.
I arrived very early in Europe.
I came from a social background in Brazil that is very poor. We didn't have anything.
In the Premier League every team is very good. That's why it's very difficult to reach that level.
Didier was always an idol.
I have to up my game every time I play.
There are different tactics depending on the opponents we face, and we respect the manager's choices.
Sometimes I've ended up not playing the entire match, but I'm doing my best to fulfil my role.
They have different styles. Scolari is used to coaching national teams and Mourinho clubs. Both are very successful. They are professionals as well as winners.
When I was a child I watched the Italian league a lot because there were many Brazilians there.
Religion is an important part of life and culture in Brazil, very important to us as Brazilians.
I have learned from past experience with Internacional that you have to take one game at a time.
When I was talking with Shanghai, I was talking to big clubs from Europe, as well. There was Atletico Madrid, who I almost joined. I liked them very much and what they were offering me at the time. There was also Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. I had some options.
Before every game I pray, I find solace. It helps me to relax and prepare.
Felipao is one of the best coaches in the world.
I want to win more games, more trophies, because I love Chelsea, I love the fans. I like the city, my family like it here.
I would like to clarify that Diego and I are very, very good friends we spend a lot of time together on and off the pitch and our families are great friends. We have absolutely no issues whatsoever.
Of course the Premier League has the most top level players in the world. But the Chinese guys are very good. — © Oscar
Of course the Premier League has the most top level players in the world. But the Chinese guys are very good.
My father loved to play the game, he never became a professional but when he was younger everyone would say he was good enough and when I heard people talking about him, I wanted to emulate him. So I started to play.
Of course I support Chelsea.
A lot of people told me not to come to the Premier League because of the physical demands, especially if I came straight from Brazil to England. But it's not been like that.
It was just great to wear the Brazil shirt in the senior team for the first time. I'd already worn it before playing for various age groups in the youth teams but it's very different playing for the Brazilian first team.
It's like a dream for me, participating in the Olympics, it's so important for my career and I hope to win the gold medal here.
Every football player, or every person who works, wants to earn money to help their families.
The fans are really good in China - not only Shanghai; wherever I go, everybody who stops me is super nice.
I arrived at the age of 19, 20 and remained five years at Chelsea.
For Internacional I played in several different positions, so I have no problem adapting.
Although I was only 25 years old, I had been at Chelsea for five years. So, I was there long enough. — © Oscar
Although I was only 25 years old, I had been at Chelsea for five years. So, I was there long enough.
Everyone knows my quality... and the way I play.
When my agent told me that Chelsea were interested it was not something I even needed to think about.
As a player, I'm a combination of my father and my uncle. People back home say that they were such good players and that I remind them of them both.
Didier talks to all of us. Not just with me, but with all the attacking players. He has scored so many goals for Chelsea. But now he pushes the younger players. He is fantastic. A fantastic player, and a fantastic person.
Whatever decision I make, somebody will talk good or bad about it, you know?
To win an Olympic gold would be very special for me.
Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world, so I don't see why I would think of leaving.
I spent a lot of time in the national team and I love playing for my country.
I am one of the pioneers, along with those players who went before me, and I'm coming to China to help the league and help more players get to know this league.
Playing for Chelsea doesn't compare to the pressure of playing for Brazil because we've won the World Cup five times. It's not only a massive country but football is part of the culture. They always want you to win, so you can never have an off-day.
I think the Chinese clubs put up a lot of money for the players who go to China, to make the Chinese league stronger.
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