Football Quotes by Raphael Varane

I just play to my strengths and my ability.

— Raphael Varane

Yes, I do like the Premier League.

— Raphael Varane

I trust my team-mates.

— Raphael Varane

Winning the Champions League is the dream.

— Raphael Varane

Our objective is to win - always to win.

— Raphael Varane

I am very happy at Real Madrid.

— Raphael Varane

I had a special relationship with Mourinho.

— Raphael Varane

In Madrid there is a lot of competition.

— Raphael Varane

I try to transmit calmness and motivation to my team-mates.

— Raphael Varane

Sergio Ramos has a winning mentality and has great experience.

— Raphael Varane

Being a defender of Real Madrid means being able to make very few mistakes.

— Raphael Varane

Pogba is a good player, I know him very well. For any team he would be fantastic.

— Raphael Varane

I see football as a team sport, I'm not looking for the spotlight.

— Raphael Varane

The most important thing to me is time spent on the pitch.

— Raphael Varane

Having the ball means creating chances and scoring goals.

— Raphael Varane

We do a team sport. Individually, you're worthless!

— Raphael Varane

I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is…

— Raphael Varane

Every season is a challenge and now I am a more complete player. I have learned at the highest level.

— Raphael Varane

Playing with France is the challenge of playing with one of the national teams with the greatest football histories.

— Raphael Varane

To play for Madrid for 10 years and also being the number nine you have to be very good and have a…

— Raphael Varane

All the teams that win a big trophy, it is thanks to the collective, when each one takes pleasure to share with…

— Raphael Varane

You cannot have the career I'm having, staying at Real Madrid for seven years, without character.

— Raphael Varane

Interest from Bayern or Man Utd? It is greatly flattering to hear those names, and I even ask myself if that is…

— Raphael Varane

I have memories of watching the Champions League as a kid in France. We all supported different teams and they were intense…

— Raphael Varane

Zidane has tried to get me to improve. Anticipating, reading the play, putting myself in the defensive balance, I know how to…

— Raphael Varane

Ronaldo is a bon vivant, he is friendly, he always has something to help you progress. He wants to be the best…

— Raphael Varane

One player who gives me a lot of advice at Real is Pepe. He's taught me never to give up. He always…

— Raphael Varane

It would be wonderful to spend my whole career at Madrid. But my early days taught me to enjoy every moment because…

— Raphael Varane

It's hard to criticise Ronaldo. When we come back from an away game at 4 A.M., he is one of the players…

— Raphael Varane

Basically, I played football to share with others, to excel together, to achieve a goal. After, we all have our ego, our…

— Raphael Varane

Everybody knows that there are quality players at centre back for Madrid and for me that's the day-to-day challenge. That's why it's…

— Raphael Varane

Zidane's success comes from transmitting calm and never changing that no matter what is happening. That serenity and tranquility conveys confidence and…

— Raphael Varane

I know the players with whom I play well.

— Raphael Varane

We're not going to win 5-0 every game.

— Raphael Varane

PSG were interested in signing me, but we never entered negotiations.

— Raphael Varane

You have to be humble and learn from the players around you.

— Raphael Varane

At 20 years old I'm eager to play and to watch from the sidelines isn't easy.

— Raphael Varane

It's not a fault in football to be ambitious, far from it.

— Raphael Varane

A good run is always good. It helps us to wear the colours of the France team.

— Raphael Varane

To experience a Euros in France is hugely motivating.

— Raphael Varane