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" I don't want to return to France; France doesn't tempt me at all. I like England. "
Riyad Mahrez
Like
England
Want
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" 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. "
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" My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites. "
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" The picture of me as a child is that I was always with a ball - that's why I was so skinny: I would miss dinner. Mum would have to leave me some food in the microwave. "
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" You can be first, and then in six games, you can be 12th. The results can just flip, and everybody can forget. "
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" I work on my recoveries, coming back into the defensive line and things like that. "
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" I am a very funny guy. "
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" My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches. "
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" 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. "
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" My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother. "
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" When you're in an academy, every day you're in at 9 A.M., and it's, 'Do this, do that,' but we just came with our football. "
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You
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" It's hard losing a parent, especially dad because he was always behind me. It was his dream and my dream for me to become a footballer. "
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" 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. "
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Memory
End
You
" Football is a game. So you need to enjoy your football. "
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Need
Your
Football
" 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. "
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You
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" I always had this talent - it is something you get when you are born, so I have just worked, and it has gone well for me. "
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You
Always
Gone
" 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. "
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Love
Friends
Time
" Jamie Vardy and myself, we have fun during matches. "
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Matches
Jamie
Fun
" When I play at home, I feel like I'm flying. "
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Like
I Feel
Home
" For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream. "
Riyad Mahrez
Finish
Footballer
Top
" When you go through a moment, and you are down and losing your head, it gives you a lot of experience. "
Riyad Mahrez
Experience
Down
You
" When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed. "
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Will
Finish
Go
" When you have quality and show it, there's no problem. "
Riyad Mahrez
Show
No Problem
Problem
" Playing in the Premier League, in front of such crowds and on such perfect pitches, is amazing. I am so lucky. "
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Amazing
I Am
Perfect
" I was born with this talent, so I've just worked hard, and now it's gone well for me. But I'm not going to lie - I didn't expect to be top of the Premier League. "
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Born
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" When I was at Le Havre, I was always sure of myself. I knew I'd make it. "
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Make
Always
Knew
" I had confidence in my quality, so I was always positive and had good objectivity. "
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Had
Quality
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" 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. "
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Well
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Always
" I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it. "
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Never
People
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" I've always had the ambition to win a lot of trophies. "
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Ambition
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" To score three goals at City is not easy. "
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Three
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City