“With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“We’ve lived through some extraordinary moments, and the saddest moments as well. We have to learn.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“If I am happy in my personal life, I will be happy in my profession.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I work every day to improve and reach my top.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“People might talk more about Real Madrid and Barcelona than about Atletico, but what matters to me is what happens on the pitch. We compete with them year after year. I am not interested about the club’s reputation.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I don’t want them to compare me to one or the other – I want people to know me for being Griezmann.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“My objective is to be among the best.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I always demand intensity in training. That’s my style, and I like it.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“We used to have championships in the streets with my friends, and whoever scored a goal was the happiest boy in the world. Now, every time that I score, I go back to being a child: the happiness of scoring a goal is unexplainable.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Many clubs rejected me, but I wanted to be a footballer and to learn as quickly as possible, so I persisted until I got into Real Sociedad when I was 13.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“In 90 minutes, anything can happen.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“When I wasn’t playing, the most important thing was to stay patient.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I’m among the top players.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’ve never liked losing, ever since I was a boy in Macon, my hometown. I couldn’t watch other teams lifting trophies.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“With every side I’ve played for, I’ve always tried to fit in and joke with my team mates while enjoying good times with them on and off the pitch. And that’s what’s happened with Les Bleus.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“My goal is always to improve what has been done the previous season and also collectively seek to do better than the year past.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Ronaldo used to be my neighbour, and he passed my house every day. We always greeted each other.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“When I’m close to the penalty area, that’s where I feel more comfortable.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’m lucky my parents raised me well.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’ll give everything I have to be one of the best players in La Liga.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“The more matches I play, the better I feel on the pitch.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’m very happy at Atletico. I’m very proud to play for these fans, with these players, and with this coach. I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I always play with long sleeves because Beckham always did it. He is my idol. He had a lot of class both on the pitch and outside. Nobody had his right foot. I would love to speak with him, but in Spanish because I don’t speak English.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“The United States is where I want to finish. I love the States. I want to have a subscription to NBA and go with my children to every game. I can already see myself there. I do not yet know the city, but why not play for Beckham’s franchise in Miami? Playing under Beckham would be the best.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I was just a kid who had arrived in the world of professional football and thought he could do anything he wanted. But I have learned from my mistakes. I have done everything to change, both on and off the pitch.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“At Atletico, I’ve improved at the highest level, and in the Champions League, I’ve turned a corner.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Even before the season starts, the fans look at the dates for the Madrid derbies. They all want to be there; they’re big games.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Speed isn’t everything, but he’d be a great striker at Atletico. Usain Bolt would be perfect for our game. Me behind and him up front. The best!”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I felt really proud when Simeone said I am destined to reach the level of Messi and Ronaldo. I always want to give my all for him. He motivates me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them. I try to help my team and country as good as possible to do just that.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“The Ballon d’Or? It’s up to the journalists to vote. I do not go to bed every night thinking about it. I just try to do my best and score as many goals as possible.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’m always proud to be popular with the fans. I try to smile and do my best. If they like it, it’s even better.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Every player dreams of playing a Champions League semi-final, and we will give everything.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“It is the best thing to have great games, and the tiredness matters little.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I feel great at Real Sociedad. It is a second family for me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Playing a final is great, but it’s winning it that counts.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Scoring goals is nice, but I’m nowhere near Platini. I hope I can get closer to him.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’m so good at Atletico. Honestly, I don’t see myself leaving.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“If one day I came to Ligue 1, it would be to Lyon or Marseille.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“When I started watching matches, it was those of Marseille. After that, it was Lyon. I went to see them all the time in the league or the Champions League with my dad.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I prefer games with many goals.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Players do not come out of the closet because they are afraid. We have to appear hard and strong, but we are afraid of what people will say about us. Of course, I have nothing against anyone. I respect everybody.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“There are a lot of bad people in football, and players can be afraid to go to stadiums and get abused.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“Winning titles, that’s what I’m looking for.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I like PSG, but not Ligue 1.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I always ask Paul Pogba about Manchester United. I think they are a huge club with a really good infrastructure.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“The fact is I do feel very Spanish, like when I’m talking to my wife and daughter in Spanish at two in the afternoon. I even think in Spanish when I get angry!”
― Antoine Griezmann
“With Real Sociedad, I felt that I needed to leave.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I want titles: it’s what I want and what I lack. I give everything for it.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I always had a frisson when I heard the Champions League music. To play in that competition, to score a goal in it, is something special for me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I want to win titles with Atletico.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“It’s not a personal mission to win La Liga, but I want it very badly.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I think in French, but I get angry in Spanish.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I try to be a complete player – in attack and in defence – and to improve every year.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“When I’m on the pitch, I enjoy myself, and I try to give my all.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I need to feel happy outside.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“On a personal level, I have no hard feelings towards the clubs that didn’t want me.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“It’s true that the training and mentality in Spain is totally different to how it is in France.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I went to the final of the Champions League, and I scored 32 goals. This pressure does not weigh too much. I’m on the field to have fun and give pleasure to the fans.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I was 14 when I arrived at Real Sociedad. No team wanted me in France. I trialled for around eight clubs, and then Real came.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I hope to become a real striker.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“El Cholo is a great coach: he asks a lot of his players and demands a lot of intensity. If your guard is down even a bit in training, Cholo tells you put extra effort in quickly.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I’m very happy, and I try to answer the encouragement I receive on social media through my efforts on the field, for everyone from the fans who buy a shirt to those who encourage us inside the stadium.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“The Ballon d’Or is one of my objectives, but it will be complicated so long as Ronaldo and Messi are around.”
― Antoine Griezmann
“I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.”
― Antoine Griezmann
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