55 Quotes by Riyad Mahrez

Every day, I was on the street dribbling, doing skills. I wasn't in an academy till I was 19.

Football is a game. So you need to enjoy your football.

It's hard losing a parent, especially dad because he was always behind me. It was his dream and my dream for me to become a footballer.

It is up to me to adapt and to continue to surprise with my positioning, the timing of my runs, the trajectories, when I call for the ball.

A dream is better than obligation.

It's difficult to have the Africa Cup of Nations during the season because you focus on the league, and then you go to Africa, then straightaway you come back and have to refocus in the league.

My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

Barcelona and Real Madrid wingers, these are the big players at the big clubs and you have to watch them. They are at a top level. I'm not going to say they inspire me, but I take things from them.