Top 44 Quotes & Sayings by Paul Pogba

When I say I want to become a legend, some people say it's pretentious. For me, it's a challenge. My desire, a dream. I'm not saying I'll get there, but it's what I want.

All players rolled into one: from defensive midfielder to attacking midfielder to attacker. I want to take the qualities from everyone. I'd like to get to the level where I have everything: Vieira, Deschamps, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Henry, Ronaldo. It wouldn't be bad, that.

When you lose someone you love, you don't think the same way. And that's why I say I enjoy life: because it goes very fast.

Give up? I don't know what that means.

My dad was a very strong man, very stubborn as well.

The real Pogba is the one you see every time. You know, when I'm on the pitch, I cannot act. I'm not an actor. So when I'm in the pitch, I like to joke and laugh, and outside the pitch, I'm the same. For me, I'm normal. I come and play football. I do what I love.

We can not love everyone and be loved by everyone. It would be perfection, and nothing is perfect in this world.

Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body. So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then I'll pass.

I will not be touched if someone says, 'I do not love you.' You have the right. You do not have to love me.

I grew up in a flat with my brothers and my cousins. My brothers were in the same bed.

Playing against an Italian team is harder than all the other leagues. The Italians won't score lots of goals, but they won't concede many, either.

I only think about the pitch. I want to do great. I want to be one of the best. I want to win titles. I want to achieve things.

I do not live for people, for what they think, for them to say that I'm nice, good, the best, perfect. Everyone has their opinion. And I respect that.

I've made a lot of sacrifices. When I was younger, I didn't see my family. I'd go and train all the time, not seeing friends, leaving the country, and stuff like that.

I just want to play, whether it's on the right or the left. I give 100 per cent all the time.

I'm sure Mourinho will make me a better player and a better person.

Outside football, I just love life, you know. We're lucky to play football, to have all this body. Everyone's watching us. You see how many people, they come and watch the game. It's unbelievable, you see how many people they come. They shout your name and just enjoy life.

They teach you some things, but football is instinct sometimes. You just get the ball, and sometimes you dribble past three players and pass it; other times, you can shoot from far away. It's just instinct. If you feel something, just do it. I am free to do that.

I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don't like to be second or third: they're the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you're on the way, but you want to finish first.

My family always helped me. I had people around me who always pushed me to be the best: my dad, my mum. My dad used to play and coach as well. But I wasn't born with shiny things.

I really loved football from a young age. And my only thought, my only objective in life, was to be a professional footballer.

I like to try new looks and new haircuts. It's part of who I am.

That's why we love football: it's not about the money or about the hairstyle or the dancing. We want to see beautiful goals, great tackles, fair play, and all this stuff.

If you want to speak about scoring goals, you should judge every midfielder the same way.

For me, playing simply is dribbling. For me, playing one or two touches is harder. Playing simply is the most difficult thing.

I try to not take myself too seriously and just have fun when I'm not playing.

I want to work, to be a great, to win everything.

My deepest respect to the clubs who considered having me.

I'm more experienced, I've won titles at Juventus. I've been playing with big players like when I started at Man United, of course. I came back. I've not come back from the Academy now; I went to play somewhere else, and I came back, I would say, as a person, as an adult.

I play football; I do what I like.

I don't think I am a great. I think I've done nothing. I've done nothing in soccer. I've won leagues, but I haven't won the Champions League, the World Cup, the Euro. Winning the Euro in France, that wouldn't be bad.

Fashion has always been as big a part of my life as football has.

I came back to Carrington, and it was like I just came back home.

When I was smaller, I always looked up to Zidane, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.

I always dream about winning the Ballon d'Or.

I wasn't really interested in girls. Only football. I was just enjoying football all the time. There was a five-a-side next to the flat, and I used to play there all the time. It was all about football. I wanted to be a professional. That was my goal. I didn't want to be anything other than a footballer.

There are so many things in life that make you sad, you have to be happy.

I wanted to show the world, to show United that I was ready to play and I was motivated to play. This comeback just showed that I left United, but the power of my heart was still here, to be honest.

If I play a bad game, I know I played a bad game. If I play a good game, I know I played a good game. So I don't need anyone to tell me if I did good or bad - because I know it.

Creativity is a huge part of my game as a player. It helps open doors which others don't see.

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it's a plus for the team.

It's always good to play with big players, you know.

I'm someone who says what he thinks.

When you say the word 'Neymar' around the world, everyone knows who he is and what he does.