99 Quotes by Demba Ba

Eden Hazard is one of my close friends and Branislav Ivanovic I like.

I know there are footballers who want to fight for justice, whether Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, any belief.

When I go to the movie theater, I want to get emotion from the actors in the movie.

When are we going to see the rest of the world stand up for Muslims?

I was at my house in Paris, having a day off, when I got a phone call from Arsene Wenger - he asked if I'd come back to London for a medical. I woke up at 9 A.M. on transfer deadline day, jumped on a train, got to London, but then it never happened.

I had no doubts I wanted to be a footballer because that was the only option.

Being a young kid from the hood in Paris, growing up in poverty and then scoring the goal that took Chelsea to the Champions League semi-finals, that felt like a great achievement.

My former agent introduced me to darts by saying it was a game that would be a lot of fun. He knew I had to concentrate on hitting three 20s or a double or a treble - as this is a target you must achieve. Your mind is focused on accuracy. And it's the same in football, where I must strike the ball just to the right or left of a post.

I had to find a way of dealing with not starting matches, but when you don't play and you're surrounded by players who do, the negativity comes.