Football Quotes by Ivan Rakitic

8 Football quotes by Ivan Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic’s eight football lines provide a short look at what he thinks about the game. The selection is modest, yet each quote offers enough of his voice to be helpful for a quick read.

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Changing from Sevilla to Barca is huge in every sense, and it's not easy, but having a private life so full of…

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I have a lot of respect for the British people and the passion which they have for football, the full stadiums.

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I think people don't really understand how much footballers are affected by the people in their lives. When we're interviewed, people always…

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Friends ask me to pick the best 11 players, but sometimes the best 11 players are not the best team. So it's…

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I love football. A lot. It's never a moment to say that I'm bored. There is a lot of repetition in football,…

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I can talk 10 hours about football. From the moment I leave home, I talk about football.

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In England, everyone is really physically strong. They can play three games, and then they are ready to play the fourth. If…

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I would never describe football as a job because it doesn't feel like a job.

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Every player is different, but I try to treat everyone the same. On a day-to-day basis, I come across other footballers and club staff,…

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A part of me feels very Swiss: I follow Swiss sports - curling, for example - and I support Swiss teams. I love Roger…

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Sevilla are so important in my life: I met my wife there, our daughter was born there, we have a home there, and we'll…

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Friends sometimes ask me, 'When you get the ball what are you thinking?' But you do not have time to think. You have to…

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My father is Croatian but went to school in Bosnia, and my mother's also Croatian but lived in Bosnia.

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When you put the sacred Croatia shirt on, you become another person. We have this togetherness, this unique unity - not just in football.…

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I forced myself to watch Spanish TV and listen to Spanish radio all the time. I think I'm lucky because, for whatever reason, people…

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The hunger doesn't diminish when you win something. If you have the chance to win the European and Spanish Super Cups and the Club…

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When I met my wife, I felt as though I really had something to play for, and my career went to another level after…

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I think this is the special character of the people from Seville. They have a really open spirit and receive everyone like family.

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Friends ask me to pick the best 11 players, but sometimes the best 11 players are not the best team. So it's something that…

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I love football. A lot. It's never a moment to say that I'm bored. There is a lot of repetition in football, in training…

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