Petr Cech Quotes

Petr Cech

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 20, 1982

The connection between the Soviet Union and Czech people - or Czech politicians - was very big. It was like a model country for us. But it wasn't the best model, so a lot of Czechs don't like to speak about Russia or the Soviet Union.

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When I was in high school, I started learning English as my second foreign language, but my level of English at that time was very average.

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I think once you understand a language, you understand the culture surrounding it as well.

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My favourite language, actually, is Czech, just because it's so colourful. We have so many combinations, words, and expressions. I have to say there are a lot of things which you can say in Czech, but you cannot really translate, because the meaning would make no sense.

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You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

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I don't like running that much, and during the off-season, I have to do it, but if I can replace it with tennis, it is better.

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We won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006, and it was a fantastic achievement, a fantastic feeling. Once you experience that, you want to have it again.

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There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

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One day, if I feel the fear of putting my head in the middle of some battle or scrum, then I stop.

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If you're not right, you can make a mistake that will cost your team-mates a game.

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As a player, you try your best to make things happen, and the rest is up to others.

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Wenger and Mourinho are different, but there is one thing they have in common, and that is that they do not like defeats. And I think this is the driving force behind the success of both of them.

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I would like to be a manager, to organize everything in training, see if my philosophy could work, and give it to the team.

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I know I could be a goalkeeper coach - I feel I am better suited to be a manager.

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Obviously, as long as I enjoy it, I'm fit, and have the desire to work 100 per cent every day with the same motivation, then I want to play.

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You have to be consistent in your work, consistent in your performances, because, if not, then you might not have as many games as you would like. Less games you play, then less chances to have a clean sheet.

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I'm so focused on the game that I hardly understand what the people sing or shout or what they do.

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Who is the best goalkeeper in the world? It's always hard to choose because there are so many great goalkeepers.

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Chelsea has grown in my heart, not just because of my team-mates and all the people that work for the club but also because of their fantastic fans.

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I gave my first interview when I arrived at Chelsea in 2004, and I had said that it had been my dream to play for one of the best clubs in the world and in the best league in the world - this came true, and I am very pleased my dream will last.

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