Eszter Kissová

“It seems like I'm responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.”

“One of the Arsenal players came up to me afterwards and said it had been an honor to be on the same pitch as me. I thought, My God, that is a great thing to say when your team has just lost.”

“My first memories are from when I was very little, maybe three or four years old playing in my neighbourhood at home. I can picture myself with the ball at my feet from a very young age.”

“Like I've said many times before, I'm always more likely to remember goals for their importance rather than if they're beautiful or not. Goals scored in finals, for example.”

“The best decisions aren't made with your mind, but with your Instinct.”

“You can overcome anything, if and only if you love something enough.”

“I don't need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I'll show you what I can do.”

“Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.”

“The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.”

“My ambition is always to get better and better.”

“I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.”

“I always thought I wanted to play professionally, and I always knew that to do that I'd have to make a lot of sacrifices. I made sacrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family to start a new life. I changed my friends, my people. Everything. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream.”

“When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”

“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.”

“You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.”

“Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.”

“I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy.”

“At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet.”

“What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.”