Top 77 Quotes & Sayings by Roberto Firmino - Page 2

I used to finish school and go and play football.

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the ball quite calmly, so I started playing further forward in front of the back four.

I could say Liverpool is the first big club I will play for. It's a massive chance for me to show what I can do.

Whenever there is a new song out, we'll sometimes try to rehearse a celebration so when one of us scores a goal, we can celebrate it together. I find this a nice thing between team-mates to show the friendship between us, and I try to do this whenever I can.

I left Brazil very early, before reaching the top level of the Brazilian championship. That made a difference: I was not seen as a 'name' around the country.

I consider myself to be half-Brazilian and half-German on the pitch.

By working hard at Hoffenheim, I made it into the Selecao.

Without a doubt, German football, where I've played for nearly five years, is very similar - maybe just a little less tough than English football.

When people ask what my ambitions are for the rest of my career, I always say that I live in the present.

I was only 19 when I came to Hoffenheim. Everything was new to me - a strange country, a foreign language. That was not easy at the beginning. Europe was a big adventure to me, and of course I had my doubts.

I think the Brazil system is similar to the one we use at Liverpool, with lots of movement, players open out wide, and quality midfielders who join the attack and score goals.

Coutinho is a friend and also a great player. He's got incredible passing ability; he knows how to put attackers in on goal.

I pray and listen to music on the way to the stadium. I also bless myself just before kick-off.

Professor Tite has played a big role in the Selecao's ascent. He's a brilliant coach, with a unique way of working, but he's also a marvellous person. He makes everyone feel at ease.

I will keep my time at Hoffenheim and the people I met here in my heart forever.

I was adapted to European football after playing in Germany for three years, but English football is very different to the Bundesliga.

It's hard to be as good as Ronaldinho and Ronaldo were, but we're going to do our best, both myself and Philippe Coutinho, to get close to them and be the best players we can be for the Brazilian national team.