“It is part of being a goalkeeper: there is nobody behind to save you.”
― Hugo Lloris
“When you are a goalkeeper, you know the responsibility.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I feel like a Nice citizen: it’s my hometown. I come back to the city to spend time there because it’s in my DNA.”
― Hugo Lloris
“You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Talent is not enough. You need to be in the right place at the right moment.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The most important is to keep faith, to keep belief and be ready to fight.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Sometimes there are ups and downs to deal with.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Every game that you lose it hurts, but especially when you lead 2-1, and you lose 4-2.”
― Hugo Lloris
“No one has told me how much I’m worth, and I’m not trying to find out.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Football is fantastic because you can live great emotion through a big competition.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s always nice to feel the support of your manager, club, and team-mates.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I was a big fan of Pete Sampras.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I try to control my box. I always think the goalkeeper has to be the chief of the box: it’s his area, and he has to defend it.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s true Tottenham is not a club who are used to winning a lot.”
― Hugo Lloris
“At Tottenham, I’m asked to take a lot of risks to keep maximum possession of the ball and build from the back.”
― Hugo Lloris
“You see it more and more: managers asking their keepers to be the 11th field player.”
― Hugo Lloris
“You know that you have to keep winning to keep playing.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The big thing is to win, but to look at the long-term, you need one way to play, and the philosophy is not only to put 11 players on the pitch and play football.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I have always liked to have face-to-face talks with my bosses.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s important to get to know people, to get an idea of the culture of a club, and to understand how it works.”
― Hugo Lloris
“When you have that privilege of being able to talk directly with your chairman, like I’ve had with Daniel Levy, that make things a lot easier. Afterwards, I know what we’ve said to each other, and we have a relationship built on trust.”
― Hugo Lloris
“After the World Cup, the next two or three days there is a lot of celebration, a lot of obligation, towards the country, towards the French Federation, towards the fans. And then, after that, you feel so empty – mentally and physically. It’s a long tournament; it demands a lot of energy and a lot of emotion.”
― Hugo Lloris
“You can learn at any age and at any moment in your life.”
― Hugo Lloris
“When you wear the jersey of some clubs, you have this pressure every day. It’s not the case in Tottenham.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s only human to have a few doubts whether to play or not.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s always better for the players being injured to come back to a winning team; it takes pressure off their shoulders.”
― Hugo Lloris
“We know in football nothing is done and things can turn very easily if you don’t respect basics.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Obviously, football is about the details, and everything can happen.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Cavani has been a historical figure for PSG. He’s scored so many goals. He’s a winner; he’s a leader. He’s very much respected in France as a player but also as a man because of his values.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s difficult to get success in football – you have to be in the right team at the right moment.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I started out with a tennis racquet. Later, during one of the breaks we got from tennis, I started playing football with my friends. I was only five years old.”
― Hugo Lloris
“There’s no more bad feeling than when you get a defeat.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s been five seasons now that I’m with Spurs, and I’ve got a little bit frustrated about Europe. We’ve got the talent to go further than we’ve done.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Sometimes in football, you live great moments, and you live some sad moments.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The World Cup ball is very fast, and you need to think very quickly, when to punch and when to catch.”
― Hugo Lloris
“You have a personality inside the pitch and off the pitch and in the changing room, too. The most important thing is to be respected by your teammates, and that’s the case at Tottenham.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The most important thing is what is happening inside the club.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I try to be committed, always. When I do something, I like to do it 100 per cent.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Tottenham is not a club that always wins, but we are trying to create something. It’s not easy to fight against European monsters, but it is a motivation.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I played tennis when I was younger. I don’t know if I could have been a professional, but I am still passionate about it.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Since my professional debut, I’ve always had a risky game.”
― Hugo Lloris
“There is always something to prove.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The target is to be competitive, enjoy our football, make a great team performance, and to show the face of Tottenham.”
― Hugo Lloris
“There is always pressure in all matches in the World Cup. This is when you must go beyond your capacity as a competitor.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.”
― Hugo Lloris
“To have the opportunity to play for the best club in the world gives you the opportunity to play against the best players in the world.”
― Hugo Lloris
“We know the transfer market is not an easy period for players, for their minds, for their preparations, too, for their bodies.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The most important thing is to try to be focused on yourself, try to make yourself fit, and make sure your mind is ready, whatever will happen in your club or in your future club. That’s part of our job.”
― Hugo Lloris
“In football, you can win; you can lose. The most important thing is the feeling and the attitude that you show on the pitch.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Football is about the team, and every player is ready to help the team.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Throughout the whole team, you have important players, but the main thing is the collective. It is the only way to get trophies.”
― Hugo Lloris
“We’re in a privileged position in sport and, above all, in football. We have a platform.”
― Hugo Lloris
“Messi is unique. You can’t compare anyone to him.”
― Hugo Lloris
“The French nation is more important than football.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s true: with players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it’s difficult to catch them.”
― Hugo Lloris
“There are a lot of people who help you during your career. When you win a World Cup, it’s normal that you think about them, because they help you to reach this level.”
― Hugo Lloris
“I’m really enjoying my time at Tottenham – it’s a great feeling to be the captain too. I think I can be proud of that.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It’s not easy for a foreigner to come to England and win the respect of your team-mates, of the fans, and of the English people.”
― Hugo Lloris
“There is only one Messi, no?”
― Hugo Lloris
“To be honest, the football and the time is going so fast. I don’t want to say that I’ve forgotten about the World Cup, but for me, it belongs to the past. I don’t have time to make a step backwards and think about the World Cup.”
― Hugo Lloris
“As a professional and as a man, I am just focused on today and tomorrow.”
― Hugo Lloris
“It is important to believe in yourself, but it is important to have sense, too.”
― Hugo Lloris
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