Hector Bellerin Quotes

Hector Bellerin

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 19, 1995

It is just the start of your professional career and you have to handle it properly and realise that it is not always like that. There will be ups and downs. It is important that you keep humble, keep working hard and see it as the first step on a long journey.

Hector Bellerin

When I first came to Arsenal, I didn't know how to defend.

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I know it's very comfortable to sit at home and stay with your family, kids and friends and not worry about anything. But with the platform we have we should be the people that scream at the social issues and put them out there so as a society we can move forward.

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Loads of players love the stock markets. For me, it's fashion.

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Getting rid of all the food I was eating and going to this plant based diet it did take those few days to actually feel better, but when it got to the beginning of the third week I felt so good.

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Nacho Monreal, another full-back, Spanish as well, top player, and he's a player I am close to. He's one of the players who has helped me the most.

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I don't believe that there's a footballer out there that only thinks about football.

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People have different passions, people have hobbies, people have lives outside their job, and nowadays it seems like the only thing we are allowed to do is train and play football.

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Football has always been my number one thing, but I have other things in my life, like fashion, which is something that has always been in my family.

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Fashion is something that brought me closer to my family as I grew up. It's something that was deep inside me, in my roots, and I started taking more interest as I grew older because it reminded me of my mother and my grandmother. It's not something I take lightly, and I'm going to be open about it.

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People should be able to express themselves without feeling threatened. That is true in football, but also in life.

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People have called me 'lesbian' for growing my hair.

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The problem is that people have an idea of what a footballer should look like, how they should behave, what they should talk about. If you act a little differently you become a target. There is pressure to conform. This is very dangerous.

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In life, you should be allowed to express yourself. People are happier like this.

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As a professional athlete you have to be technical with what you eat. You have to make sure your intakes are on point every day.

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When I was back at Barcelona, the boots I wanted to wear were Ronaldinho's. He had those Tiempos, gold and white, and I thought they would suit my style as a quicker player.

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I started as a winger and played there for about six years but when I came to Arsenal they told me 'now you have to play me at the back' and everything just changed.

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I've always had little problems in my ankles when I played very hard games, they'd get very inflamed and stiff.

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If someone from 'Arsenal Fan TV' says this guy needs to do this or that I'm not going to listen to him. They're entitled to their opinion and the way they want to do it. If people find it funny, then go watch it.

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If a coach comes to me and says you've done something bad I'm going to take that advice.

Hector Bellerin