96 Quotes by Ryan Babel

Turkish people are very emotional, very passionate about football, really want to see their team do well.

If you see my record I'm not a stereotype killer striker.

For a 20 year old the gap from Holland to England is massive. That's a fact. Not all players are able to settle in directly from day one. I remember even Van Persie needed two, three years but he became Van Persie.

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you. But in a 4-4-2 you are basically also the left midfielder so you have to help more in defence and I wasn't used to that.

I would be so proud to finish my career with a European medal.

I came from Ajax where you play 4-3-3 and as a winger they didn't want you to defend.

When you can win with a couple of goals, it is always really good for confidence.

A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.