Top 77 Quotes & Sayings by Roberto Firmino

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Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Roberto Firmino

Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team.

I just want to win and carrying on winning for Liverpool.
I have always worked very hard in my career. Always working towards a good moment. And when you plan, the rewards appear.
There is nothing that comes without working for it. — © Roberto Firmino
There is nothing that comes without working for it.
Certainly my dream is to lift the Premier League trophy with Liverpool, and that's what we are trying to do.
I have suffered racial prejudice, and I know how painful it is. People need to take this issue more seriously and engage in this fight against racism.
Everybody knows that Coutinho is a great footballer - here in England, they call him 'The Magician.' He made his decision to join Barcelona, but every time we meet and play for the Selecao, we have a good chat and maintain that friendship. He is an exceptional guy and one of the best friends football has given me.
When I came to Liverpool, in a €20 million transfer, I was expensive.
Everyone hears stories about what it means to be a Liverpool player, but, until you live it personally, you cannot really understand it.
Being shy has never held me back.
I like to relax; of course I do! But when I am inside the pitch, that is it. You have to go on full on from the first minute.
I don't think it's a problem if you play well and don't score, when you are creating chances.
Pep Guardiola had some great clashes with Klopp in German football. They know each other well.
I do have moments when I like to relax, but I'm always moving, and that has always been the case since I was a boy. — © Roberto Firmino
I do have moments when I like to relax, but I'm always moving, and that has always been the case since I was a boy.
Playing for Liverpool at Anfield is a very joyous and positive experience.
I'm not used to doing press conferences, and I don't like giving interviews.
Klopp is a great tactician and a great coach.
It comes easy to me to run. I picked a lot of it up from Germany. I had four-and-a-half years there, and I learned you have to be on the automatic button. Press it, and you go: you keep running, chasing and working.
I remember the first day getting to Hoffenheim. Minus 20! The weather was different; the food was different. It was cold, and I found it difficult, but I am not someone who gives up.
I am very happy here at Liverpool. It's a very good club at a very high level - a big club.
I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!
I think I was born with that desire to win and attention to detail.
A lot of Brazilians are very superstitious, especially footballers. I'm the same. I always step on to the pitch with my right foot first.
I am very proud of being Brazilian, but I am also thankful for having the chance to play in Germany for four and a half years. I have completely changed the way I play football because Germany is a tougher, faster game which is more tactical with tighter marking.
I learnt a lot in Germany, and the German mentality really helped me. It was an enormous step in my life.
I used to be very shy, much more so than I am now. It's great that I've improved in that regard. Every day, I'm getting better and less... embarrassed.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
I'd be happy if I was part of a Liverpool side that kept winning titles, cups, and made history.
I'm accustomed to pressure. It's what we, as players, live. If you don't want pressure, then football is not for you.
My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.
I really enjoyed my time in Germany but didn't actually win anything.
Which team in the world would not like to have a player of the quality of Coutinho?
Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.
I always try to do a bit more than I am asked.
Your eyes are very important as a professional footballer.
I look up to many great players - principally attackers. The two Ronaldos, Romario and Rivaldo all play well.
I just worry about playing well and helping Liverpool go as far as possible in the Premier League. If that is achieved by me scoring goals, even better.
Liverpool are one of the greats in Europe, and being able to be part of the history of such a great club is gratifying to me.
I love Safadao; it is an honor to be compared. — © Roberto Firmino
I love Safadao; it is an honor to be compared.
My family mean a lot to me, but I guess that's like it is with every other player.
I always modeled myself on Ronaldinho. He was one of my favourites who I followed a lot - his magic made us want to imitate him and his football. Is my goal celebration a tribute to him? Yes, of course. I like him a lot.
We all know how big Liverpool Football Club is. It is a club with a lot of tradition.
It's strange, but I remember just before I moved to Hoffenheim that I had a dream about playing in England.
If you are in the draw, then you cannot be afraid of anyone.
Anfield is the best place in the world to play football; there's no doubt about it. The atmosphere is incredible, and we always get so much strength from our supporters in every single game.
Klopp is a fantastic guy. I rate him as an extremely professional coach, perfectionist, and a winning mentality.
I started out at youth level as a holding midfielder.
The Selecao go into every competition to win it.
I come from Maceio, where it is very hot all year around. I moved to Florinoples in the south, which is very cold. I passed the tests that were asked of me there, and that got me the move to Germany. I could have stayed in Brazil, but I wanted the challenge.
My parents gave up things for me when I was growing up. — © Roberto Firmino
My parents gave up things for me when I was growing up.
You play in different situations and conditions, and you have to come up with new solutions for the problems. It has made me a more rounded player, who can handle different tactics and positions.
We lived in a tough neighbourhood where there were gangs, and although my mum made sure I studied at school, they also allowed me to follow my dream to play football.
I've been quite hyperactive since I was a child.
I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.
To score my first Selecao goal is a unique emotion.
I knew Jurgen Klopp from my time in Germany.
I've always been shy; it's just that I transform on the pitch. I'm a different person. Off the pitch, I'm another person. That's how it has to be.
I love playing for Liverpool FC. The fans are excellent and fantastic in how they support us all the way. They support us throughout the games, and the work they do during the match is beautiful.
I love Liverpool - it's a great city to live in.
I am not someone who enjoys being followed and harassed. I prefer to stay at home with my family than to go out.
I always want to win games... and titles.
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