Ryan Babel Quotes

Ryan Babel

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 19, 1986

I know Robin van Persie very well and he is a great person and I have a lot of contact with him over the phone and text messages.

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The important thing, is to believe in a better future.

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To be a supersub is mentally hard.

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It doesn't annoy me that I always get asked about my future.

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My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.

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Every footballer plays with the hope that people love to watch you. But, for me, there is no sympathy or interest. I don't seem to have any charm for fans.

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To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.

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I have enough confidence at the moment to say that I have the potential to play at the same level as Arjen Robben or Franck Ribery.

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I went to the UAE aged 28, which normally doesn't make sense to go at that age.

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I would be so proud to finish my career with a European medal.

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When you can win with a couple of goals, it is always really good for confidence.

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I've tried to work as hard as possible.

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I tried to go to places I'd enjoy playing.

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I just have to try to be patient, keep working hard and doing my best.

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I enjoyed my time in Germany, I definitely rate the league as it develops well and you have quite a lot of teams that play good football.

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I do think I have a thing or two to improve myself although it is difficult to reach your full potential at an average team.

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With Ajax and Liverpool, you win about 80 per cent of matches.

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I still believe I can be a striker but, if you want to be a striker, you have to think more about yourself and that's why you are a striker.

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For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel appreciated by some people at Liverpool.

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I don't think people in England ever saw the best of me.

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