Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Nigerian athlete Victor Moses.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Victor Moses is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.
I'd like to put on record my sincere thanks to everyone at Wigan Athletic for the tremendous support they showed me during my time there.
I have always believed in myself. As a footballer, it is essential to have that belief.
My footballing idol is Zinedine Zidane; he was an amazing guy on and off the field.
That's always been on my mind - to play games.
It is good for a manager to believe in the ability that you've got and give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your football.
When I started going to school, I started getting used to things, like the language. After that, I started adapting to school, friends, and everything. It was really difficult, to start with, but I survived.
By playing, you learn.
What I can confirm is that I will always give a 100 per cent for Nigeria like I do at my club.
It's tough, as Chelsea's a very special place for me, and I've always had a great relationship with the fans, but it became very obvious that I was not in the manager's plans. I have achieved great things there, but I just needed to play football, and that's why I got the move to Fenerbahce.
It's a massive thing to win the African Nations. It will go down in history. It was my first tournament with Nigeria, and winning it was a bonus for me; it was a good experience for me.
It feels great being in the Champions League.
As long as I can help the team achieve its objective, then I am happy playing anywhere upfront.
Nigeria has always been my choice if called up, and when they did, I was happy.
Every preseason, I feel I've done well, and it's just about being given a chance.
I'm sad to leave Palace because they're a great club and gave me my chance in football, and I want to say thanks to everyone there.
My ambition is to contribute my quota to the overall success of the team.
I played for England Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s and then 21s... then... I just decided to make the decision to play for Nigeria.
I'm proud of being a Nigerian international and am always committed to playing for my country.
That is my position, really: staying out wide and, most of the time, going into one v. one situations, which I am good at.
It's a big step up for me, coming from the Championship to the Premier League, and, at the end of the day, it's up to the gaffer when I play and what role I take up.
You've got to keep on going up and down the wing for the whole game in that wing-back role, so you obviously need a lot of stamina to do that, and I think I've got that.
As long as you work hard, the manager will see it, and he'll give you an opportunity.
I can play on the right, from the left, behind the main striker, or upfront - it depends on where the coach wants me to play.
The position I am playing at right wing-back, I know I can score goals there.
He scores goals, assists, and he's got everything that you'd ask for in a striker. We, as African players, are all proud of what Didier achieved as a player. The way he holds himself is unbelievable.
It was Cosmos who actually told Crystal Palace about me. Palace came to have a look, liked what they saw, and they took it from there.
I enjoyed it very much, my first Champions League game.
I want to play in every match, score goals when the opportunity presents itself, and help players in good positions to also score goals.
I have always known that I've got the ability to play in a big club like Chelsea.
As a winger, you want to get at defenders and make it hard for them. Instead of them going forwards, they have to defend against you.
As a footballer, if you work hard, then everything else falls into place.
Changing position comes naturally to me, to be honest.
When you're playing, you enjoy yourself.
If I get my chance, then I've just got to go out there and take it and help the team to do as well as possible.
I don't really mind where I play - left, right, up front on my own, or with another striker. I'm just versatile like that, and I don't mind playing anywhere in attack.
I just want to enjoy my football.
I'd like to thank the chairman, Dave Whelan, and all of the staff at Wigan for giving me the chance to play in the Premier League.
The opportunity beckoned me to play for England, but I chose Nigeria because it has always been my ambition to play for the Super Eagles.
The more games I play, the better I get.
I don't regret turning out in the colours of Super Eagles. I love Nigeria, and I was prepared to come and play for the nation.
I want to do the right thing and also to enjoy myself on the pitch.
As long as I'm helping the team, I just want to play football.
I want the fans to be able to recognise I am doing something good for the club, but at the same time, I want to work hard for the team and make sure we win games.
It's a massive experience: playing against Galatasaray and Besiktas, you can feel the atmosphere. It feels like the stadium is going to fall down due to the fans singing and bouncing.
Every season, I want to be the best I can to be Africa's best player. I will do the best I can.
He is a legend - not just Africa and Chelsea but the whole world. Didier is a great player.
The main thing is to be on the pitch and enjoy my football.
It's the best feeling, representing your country, and I always want to perform and give 100% for the team.
I really admire Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard. They are really skilful, and I like the way they shoot from distance.
I have always believed in the ability that I have got.
It's good to score goals, but my teammates are fantastic - they really support me - but the opponents just want to tackle me hard!
I waited for the opportunity to be invited to play for the national team of Nigeria, and immediately, they found me worthy; I did not waste time to honour the call.
There was only a little spell at Wigan, when I first signed there, when I wasn't in the team every week.
I'm looking forward to every game that I'm going to be involved in, whether it's the Champions League, Premier League, or anything else.
They watch the Premier League everywhere in Africa.
As a young boy in a new country, you had to make new friends, and that was really difficult.
I just want to keep on working hard and helping my team-mates out.
For a club to come and get you, they are going to use you at some stage.
Chelsea is one of the biggest football clubs in the world.
When I play against a winger, because I'm a winger myself, I understand what they are going to do before they try and go past me, so it makes it a lot easier for me.