Ilkay Gundogan Quotes

Ilkay Gundogan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 24, 1990

Ballack had a certain level of aggression in his game, and a strong mentality.

Ilkay Gundogan

In a World Cup every single game is important; you are not allowed to make mistakes, not allowed to fail. If you want to win, you have to be there every game.

Ilkay Gundogan

That is the most difficult thing: to feel that you are useless, not worth as much as before, not worth as much as the others.

Ilkay Gundogan

You cannot just win every single game by three, four or five goals and then when you come into the last 16 playing a good team, 1-0 down, expect to turn it around easily. It's not always like that.

Ilkay Gundogan

I have had almost only positive experiences in Germany. I want to be very clear about that.

Ilkay Gundogan

If I don't get out of my comfort zone, I will never change and never improve.

Ilkay Gundogan

To be honest, I'm not really into politics.

Ilkay Gundogan

I believe in life's challenges and I always try to challenge myself.

Ilkay Gundogan

In football, you never know. There could be one or two injuries that crop up and you may be needed so I always try to prepare myself as though I will be playing in the next game or that I need to be available - that's my philosophy, even when I'm not 100 per cent.

Ilkay Gundogan

There are people who look up to me, but the young Muslim kids, especially in Germany, they also need those closest to them to show them a good path, give them targets in their life. I grew up with a lot of these kids and they didn't have the support I had from my family or friends. Not just in terms of football, but everything else.

Ilkay Gundogan

Coach education in Germany is actually very good, but I do not understand why many coaches do not have the guts to push through an idea when they have lost two or three times.

Ilkay Gundogan

Iniesta makes the game look easy, but it's not. On the contrary, it's very difficult. I don't think people appreciate it enough when they watch him on TV. He played brutal passes and was always flawless - it felt like he was floating. For simplicity, there is no better player than Iniesta.

Ilkay Gundogan

The elite footballers of one country meet at the national team and it's an honour for me to be among them.

Ilkay Gundogan

In my opinion, he has very special abilities. He has talent and he always manages to show it on the pitch. He always has the instinct to make the right decision. He uses his speed well against the opponents he plays. He has a strong finish. All in all, no one else has as much quality as Lionel Messi.

Ilkay Gundogan

Football is our life, not politics.

Ilkay Gundogan

Cristiano Ronaldo is the world class player after Messi, but for me he is not on this Galactico level of Messi.

Ilkay Gundogan

I think in the title race it's crucial to be defensively as solid as possible.

Ilkay Gundogan

When I am 32, 33 and I realise that I can't keep my level or it is dropping, it will be a stop abroad where you might not play at the highest level and not keep up with Premier League.

Ilkay Gundogan

I am still a big fan of Jogi Low, and not just in terms of the sporting side of things. This applies to his character, his leadership qualities and his humanity.

Ilkay Gundogan

We are used to the whistles of the opposing fans, but when we are booed by our own fans, it's hard to live with.

Ilkay Gundogan