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" Every day, I was on the street dribbling, doing skills. I wasn't in an academy till I was 19. "

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" When I was at Le Havre, I was always sure of myself. I knew I'd make it. "

" I had confidence in my quality, so I was always positive and had good objectivity. "

" I always watch Barcelona on TV at home because I like how they play. "

" When I went to Le Havre, I wasn't physically ready. I was skinny and not strong enough to play in a tough league. They told me to go back to the second team. I was very disappointed, but maybe that helped me to be the way I am now. "

" My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother. "

" Deep down inside me, I knew I could do great. "

" I work on my recoveries, coming back into the defensive line and things like that. "

" Barcelona and Real Madrid wingers, these are the big players at the big clubs and you have to watch them. They are at a top level. I'm not going to say they inspire me, but I take things from them. "

" My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites. "

" To sum it up, I would say that the Premier League is football's NBA. "

" To be good is not enough; you also have to make your team win. And, when you are an attacker, that most often happens through a goal or through an assist. "

" Playing in the Premier League, in front of such crowds and on such perfect pitches, is amazing. I am so lucky. "

" It's difficult to have the Africa Cup of Nations during the season because you focus on the league, and then you go to Africa, then straightaway you come back and have to refocus in the league. "

" A dream is better than obligation. "

" You can be first, and then in six games, you can be 12th. The results can just flip, and everybody can forget. "

" I want to play Champions League every year; I want to be at a big club and win trophies. That's my target. "

" I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it. "

" It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball. "

" In life, that is how you advance - by pushing the limits. "

" Enjoying myself is something very important for me because that is why I play when all is said and done. And it also allows me to have an engine. "

" I've always had the ambition to win a lot of trophies. "

" I was a street footballer. "

" We were definitely not rich, but we were not poor. My mum always came home from work and did everything so that we ate well. "

" For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream. "

" Even when I was young, I had a reputation for it. I would play with my friends outside, and I was doing all the things you see now a long time ago. I've always done the flip-flap, even when I was young. Stepovers, dummies - I love to dribble. If you speak with my friends, they will say I'm the same Riyad. "

" It's difficult in the Premier League. "

" It drove me crazy, Scotland. It was cold. It was abuse. It was snowing and everything. I was so cold that one day I faked an injury to go to the locker room. "

" At the end of your career, what you will keep in your head is the memory of winning trophies - Premier League, Champions League. Those are the only things you remember. "

" I don't want to return to France; France doesn't tempt me at all. I like England. "

" To score three goals at City is not easy. "