Football Quotes by Dimitri Payet

When I am happy on the pitch, it's because everything is going well off it.

— Dimitri Payet

I have very special memories of the West Ham fans.

— Dimitri Payet

I feel more satisfaction - and attach greater value - to providing assists then scoring myself.

— Dimitri Payet

I am used to moving homes in football, and it seems to be a recurring theme in my career.

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West Ham was the best choice for me on the back of my best season in Ligue 1. I don't think there…

— Dimitri Payet

I'm usually a No. 10, and the thing I most enjoy is helping my team-mates and creating goal-scoring chances for them.

— Dimitri Payet

I played for four different clubs in France; I played for Marseille, which is one of the biggest clubs.

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I still try to treat football as a game even if there are now other considerations at stake, especially economic ones.

— Dimitri Payet

When you come to a place like Old Trafford, you have to defend, and the system is in place for perfectly good…

— Dimitri Payet

Speaking to the coach has been my number-one criterion at every club I've played for to find out what he expects from…

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After Le Havre, I became the youngest player in the first division in Reunion. I made my debut at 16. That's how…

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Obviously, when the results aren't going your way, it's difficult to find too much joy in the matches.

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I have kids, so I can understand the image that footballers have. They are fans of some players; I see in their…

— Dimitri Payet

That's the difficulty with free-kicks, as you get one, maybe two, and that's why it's tough. You have to score.

— Dimitri Payet

There were times when I didn't think I would even be at the European Championship. so to be walking off the field,…

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I think that with West Ham, it was more complicated for me. It happened naturally; there was urgency to leave West Ham.

— Dimitri Payet

If I'm forced to leave West Ham, it will be done according to the rules - the club will have its share…

— Dimitri Payet

Many players in the French squad play in the Premier League or have played in the Premier League, so I knew about…

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Arsenal are a special club for many French supporters. I watched them a lot, especially during the 'Invincible' era when they had…

— Dimitri Payet

I had spent four years at Le Havre, and when they told me they weren't keeping me, because I wasn't good for…

— Dimitri Payet

When I joined Lille, they had a new stadium at Marseille. It was the same, so I know how important it is…

— Dimitri Payet

The number of French players Arsenal have brought through is very impressive, and many of the players who arrived, especially the young…

— Dimitri Payet