Sadio Mane Quotes

Sadio Mane

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 10, 1992

We are Liverpool, we are strong, and we can beat any team in the world.

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It was a tough moment for me when I was in Senegal, especially when I was young. I was born in a village, I grew up there, and they don't like football.

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I knew I was going to be a football player; I just didn't know how. It was the only thing I was doing, the only thing that I knew. Always training, training, training, training.

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When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed - only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.

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When I was in school, we would always have running races. I was good at it. Always sprinting. I can run long distance, too.

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I work in the gym; twice a week, I do abdominals. It is very, very important. I do quick sessions, as I don't want to get big.

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I have a chef who cooks for me. I like to eat healthy.

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You can't say when you are 25 years old that you know everything. You don't.

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I am a lucky boy.

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Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.

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I just try to work harder and harder every day to improve and get better and better.

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Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.

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There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.

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Liverpool are a massive club with a big history that has won many trophies over the years, and as soon as I was told of the possibility to come here, and I knew the manager wanted me, I said yes.

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I was a Barcelona fan. My favorite player was Ronaldinho. But I watched a lot of English football and admired lots of English teams.

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I think it's a personal pride to hear everyone talking about me.

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The first time I watched a World Cup game was in 2002. That was the first time Senegal had ever qualified for the World Cup, and it was great moment that I will never forget in my life. I was ten years old at the time, and that experience of watching my country in a World Cup is what inspired me to become a footballer.

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I've kept all of my shirts that wore in the World Cup games, and I'll be giving them to my family to keep.

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Ever since I started playing football, I've always taken the number 10 shirt.

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My first hero to wear the number 10 shirt was Ronaldinho.

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