Top quotes by Thierry Henry

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn't even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested! Votes: 21

The only thing I won't watch is darts. And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test? And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot. Votes: 17

Sometimes in football you have to score goals. Votes: 16

If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that, but I think Paul Scholes is one of the best I've played against in this league, and seen anywhere. Votes: 16

To be a footballer was just a dream, and I don't believe in dreams. I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now. Votes: 14

I can't understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it's because he doesn't seek the limelight like some of the other 'stars'. Votes: 14

Without any doubt the best player in the Premiership has to be Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength and he is a genuine competitor. Votes: 14

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen. Votes: 12

Everybody knows how much I love Arsenal - I became a fan. And to be out here [in front of the Emirates as a statue] celebrating a goal against Tottenham, there's not much else to say after thatLike I've said before, Once a Gooner, always a Gooner. Votes: 12

When we won the league at Tottenham, they came back 2-2 in the last-minute of the game, and they're celebrating - because they're happy to draw against us, obviously. And I remember saying to Mauricio Tarricco, do you realise we only need a point to be Champions? And they all [were really shocked]. So I said 'Yes. Now we're going to celebrate on your pitch. Bye bye!' Votes: 11

You learn from your mistakes. Votes: 10

I am a believer in passing the ball on the ground, I was lucky to be part of teams like that at Arsenal, with the French national team and with Monaco and at Barcelona. I know you can win in other ways, but I believe that is the way football should be played. Votes: 9

Baseball and American football and hockey are all ahead because they have a history. The MLS is kind of new. So hopefully, in time, and with players coming and trying to develop the game, and the U.S. team also doing well - at the last World Cup, they finished above England and created some buzz. Votes: 7

I'm obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise. Votes: 7

People always see the goals, and for me, strikers are not only about scoring goals. Votes: 7

It's not about me, it's about how I can help my team to achieve more. And I do that through scoring goals. Votes: 7

Because that's just the way it is, and don't sleep on what you did before, you know, because it can... not hurt you, but you can find yourself sleeping on something that happened in the past, but you dare to progress and there is always room for progression. Votes: 7

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it's good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence. Votes: 6

And I don't really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot. Votes: 6

To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football. Votes: 5

I've always loved New York; I've been visiting New York since 1996. People don't look at you like, 'What are you doing? What are you wearing?' There is also that thing that when people know that you have worked hard to get something, people have that respect for that here. You worked hard - good for you. Votes: 4

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied: to want more and know that what is done is done. That was his way of seeing the game. You've done it, now move on. People might say, 'Well, when can you enjoy it?' But it worked for me because, in the game, you need to be on your toes. Votes: 4

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done. Votes: 4

I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world, he stated during a press conference. It is a pleasure to watch him, and because of the way he plays he is an undisputed leader of the Barcelona team. Votes: 4

King would get the ball off you without you even noticing he's the only defender in England who doesn't hold onto you, and he sometimes still gets the ball off my feet easily. Votes: 4

I am more than proud to be European. I love Europe, I love France, but I have an American mentality, and I don't know why. The way I see things, the way I talk, I'm the kind of person who, if I want to say something, I will say it - sometimes in Europe, it's not always what you need to do. Votes: 3

And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test? Votes: 3

It's difficult to talk about Pele because I didn't see him. Votes: 3

No, because retiring is stopping. If I wanted to stop, I would have stopped. Votes: 2

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling. Votes: 1

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say. Votes: 0

In New York it seems like there's no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great. Votes: 0

I always have a football handy at home, and I'll play with it. Sometimes it'll get on my wife's nerves. But the moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy. Votes: 0

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done. Votes: 0

The thing is, don't get me wrong, I still love scoring and I hate to lose but now I see myself more as making players play better. Sometime you do what you have to do and you have to perform, that is still there, but in my mind I am thinking about making the guys around me play better and that is never an easy thing to do. Votes: 0

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back. Votes: 0

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn't have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough. Votes: 0

I am always honest, and I am not the sort of player to say, 'Oh, I love Arsenal' and then sign for someone else. I think if I was unhappy, I would say that, but I'm not. I do love Arsenal. Votes: 0

A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism. Votes: 0

Arsenal is in my blood as well as my heart. I will always, always, always remember you guys. I said I was going to be a Gooner for life and I did not lie because when you are a Gooner, you will always be a Gooner. This club is in my heart and will remain in my heart forever. Votes: 0

Arsenal will always have a place in my heart and that is the same for so many other people too. There's a strong sense of 'family' at the Club and it is why those people that leave so often find their way back, to be around that feeling and I believe that even when you go a bit of you never leaves Arsenal anyway, that is how it has been for me. I'm just so glad that I've been able to be part of the story of the football club. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to. Votes: 0

Barcelona is always a club that, at the beginning of the season, wants to win everything. I will try my best to do that with them and I'm sure I will help as much as I can. Votes: 0

Being seen as the best striker in Europe doesn't spur me on-it's helping my team to success. That's my only aim. I'm not a machine. Votes: 0

But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do and also to what your body is telling you to do. Votes: 0

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career. He's a team player, a one and two-touch footballer who makes good decisions on the pitch and makes his team play. Votes: 0

I am not a cheat and never have been Votes: 0

I can't think of a striker in the world who has scored so many important goals, never mind a midfielder. Votes: 0

I can't stay in the box and wait for the ball. I can't - I would die. Votes: 0

I don't like to plan anything. Votes: 0

I eat football, I sleep football. I am not mad I am just passionate Votes: 0

I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world Votes: 0

I hope you have enjoyed watching as much as I have enjoyed taking part. Votes: 0

I like to score a proper goal, you know - a passing move. Votes: 0

I may be French, but I'm playing for Arsenal. Votes: 0

I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I've never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I'm the same now. Votes: 0

I take the ball, I go wide, I cross, I shoot, but when the moment beckons, I am ready to make the difference. Votes: 0

I would love this place to be my garden. (on Arsenal's old stadium) Votes: 0

I'll never forget the club or him I don't see Arsenal without Arsene Wenger Votes: 0

I'm still young and everyday I want to learn more. I feel I am beginning to find myself. Votes: 0

It is important for me to feel at home. Votes: 0

People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didnt see him today - I saw Henrik Larsson. Two times he came on - he changed the game, that is what killed the game - sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Etoo and people like that, you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight Votes: 0

People are talking about me more than they talk about Eastenders. Votes: 0

Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig! It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong Votes: 0

Sometimes being young and confident is better than being old with experience...when I was young I wasn't scared about anything Votes: 0

That's the way I've been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don't have to think about them any more. Votes: 0

The Barcelona youth program is one of the best in the world. At the age of just 27, he is already their record goalscorer in competitive, league, as well as continental games. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. Votes: 0

The moment I've got a ball at my feet, I'm happy. Votes: 0

There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard Votes: 0

There's just something about Highbury that is difficult to describe. When you first arrive, you hardly see the stadium and wonder where it is but then you find it between two blocks of flats Votes: 0

There's nothing I'm scared of in football. Votes: 0

We all love the first Rocky, but I'm not too sure about the last one. Votes: 0

What I believe is this: Catalunya is not Spain, it is something else and you have to feel it. Votes: 0

What Leo does is so incredible that I have to be careful not to stand still watching him make his moves. Votes: 0

What makes the difference between a great player and just a normal player is dedication, work, commitment. Votes: 0

When I go home, sometimes, even when I had an amazing game, I always think about what I missed. Votes: 0

When I was 20 or 21, I didn't... I won't say care about anything, but you're like in your own world - you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself. Votes: 0

When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do. Votes: 0

When you look at other sports, like golf, the players earn a lot more money without running around. Votes: 0

You can never have enough trophies. If there were ten to be won a year I'd want to win them all! That's not being greedy, it's just a natural thing. Votes: 0

You don't let a guy put his hand on your chest, and put his foot on the ball and look into your eyes and tell you a bedtime story. No. sorry. He controlled the ball on his chest, step on it, look, see if someone was in the stands, take a coffee, turn, call his family, no one was answering, left a message, and then thought "Oh, I might cross the ball." He crossed it and they scored. Votes: 0

You kind of never leave Arsenal. How many comebacks do you make? At one point it will turn out to be a bad move. We all love the first Rocky but I'm not too sure about the last one. Votes: 0