Ryan Babel Quotes

Ryan Babel

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 19, 1986

Rafa Benitez promised me a certain development, but very quickly he took away that promise and it was a totally different situation.

Ryan Babel

Moving to Liverpool was a new world for me. I had been living with my parents in Holland, and all of a sudden I was living in a foreign country on my own.

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Playing as a striker is a nice role because I spent all my youth there so that's why I like it.

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There are plenty of players who have a lot of talent. It's all about getting the best out of yourself and you'll have to work very hard to achieve that.

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Liverpool are a very good team everybody knows that and I am proud to be part of Liverpool.

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Yes, there is a lot of competition for places at Liverpool but that's the same at every top club. It was like that when I was at Ajax and that isn't a problem for me.

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Scoring a goal is always wonderful and gives any player confidence.

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America has always been a special place for me, since my youth.

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If it fits in with my career, it will be a challenge for me to play for a MLS team. If that would be Steven Gerrard's club, that would be very special.

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A return to the Eredivisie would be nice, but only if it's Ajax. I don't want to play for another team.

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England is of course a great country to play in, and I'll always be open for a return. But it has to be a club I feel good about.

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The striker role, together with someone else, is pretty good for me.

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I do have a weakness for Liverpool and I do want them to be champions.

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I left Liverpool through the back door.

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I was loved in Liverpool, I had good relationship with the fans and my team-mates but I felt I could do better.

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Some people think they do it all by themselves but I believe there is more to it. I believe it is God who has given me the talent and the opportunity to be successful.

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If you misuse the things you have been given, God has the ability to take your talent away. That's the way it is for me and that is why a lot of religious people are grateful to their God.

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If you don't believe you will end up as nothing. But if you believe a lot you can create a lot.

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I don't go to church every week.

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I feel confident that I'm good enough to play a lot of games for Liverpool.

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