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" I was a street footballer. "

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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. "

" When you have quality and show it, there's no problem. "

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

" 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. "

" 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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" When you taste first place, if you then go and finish fourth, you will be disappointed. "

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" I am a very funny guy. "

" 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. "

" When you go through a moment, and you are down and losing your head, it gives you a lot of experience. "

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

" It's better to have a lot of different qualities in the team; it's a good mix. "

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

" 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. "

" I've had the four best seasons of my career at Leicester and have loved every moment. I feel immense pride to have been a part of what we have achieved during my time at the club, culminating in becoming Premier League champions. "

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" I loved Marseille when I was a boy. "

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

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

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" Maybe I am an inspiration for some players. Some young players. But I don't like to speak about myself. "

" 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. "