120 Quotes by Robert Pires

When one is small, one always looks up at someone. To me, it was my father, Antonio, a former amateur football player. He was a striker of great talent. He has always been a role-model.

You can compare Mesut Ozil to Dennis Bergkamp, because they play just behind the striker.

When people ask me the best player I played with, I always say Dennis Bergkamp. He just had so much class.

If you want to build a good team, you need to spend a lot of money, especially in the Premier League.

In England, football is a religion. In France, football is not a religion. It's wine and food.

All the top clubs want to sign great players, but if you want a great player it costs a lot of money.

For me, I like to play several games a week because it will help maintain your physical levels throughout the season. Besides, that's what we like to do as footballers.

The 2002 Premier League was the best trophy for me.

In 2000 I was really close to sign for Real Madrid. I was in Belgium, playing the European Championship. I even took a picture with the Real Madrid shirt because all the parties thought that it was a done deal. But Wenger called me several times and convinced me to sign for Arsenal instead.