100 Quotes by Raphael Varane

Depending on the day's training intensity, we stretch, work on mobility, everything to prepare myself well. Later, we train, and depending on the day we do more physical work, more technical or more tactical. The duration also varies between 45 minutes and an hour and a half.

It was the craziest period of my life: I was getting ready for the baccalaureate, the phone was ringing off the hook, I visited the Real facilities, I met Alex Ferguson.

When there's a need for someone to speak, I'm there. When there's tough times, I'm there.

I see football as a team sport, I'm not looking for the spotlight.

I'm quite shy and quite reserved. But when things start heating up, I don't hesitate to show my character, whether that's in good moments, like when we won the World Cup, or more difficult moments.

It's the desire to keep winning. Each season the counters are reset to zero. You've either got a title to defend or one to go and win. We want to keep making our honours list longer.

To experience a Euros in France is hugely motivating.

It takes a great strength of character to arrive at Real at eighteen years and make a journey like I have so far.

When you don't believe in me, I don't say anything but it titillates me.