Football Quotes by Robin van Persie

I'm home. I hope the Manchester United fans forgive me for being late.

— Robin van Persie

I want to play as long as possible at the highest level.

— Robin Van Persie

Manchester United breathes football.

— Robin Van Persie

The little boy inside me was screaming 'Manchester United'. United breathes football... the perfect match for me.

— Robin van Persie

It was five, but it could have been six, seven or eight goals, in my opinion.

— Robin van Persie

I highly appreciate the work of Ed Woodward, the CEO of Manchester United.

— Robin Van Persie

Van Gaal gave me all the confidence I could ask for. He made me striker, my favorite position.

— Robin Van Persie

I took the No. 20 shirt because I'm here to win The 20th title with United.

— Robin van Persie

Every big player who leaves Arsenal is a massive loss. But no player here is bigger than the club.

— Robin Van Persie

Of course I love silverware in my football career. But sometimes you can't rush from A to Z.

— Robin Van Persie

When I came to Arsenal years ago, I saw things from Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry I'd never seen before.

— Robin Van Persie

Everyone knows me by now. I love football. I am quite principled in that perspective. It is always difficult to find the…

— Robin Van Persie

My fellow players are sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in. That forces me to adjust my runs, based on…

— Robin van Persie

I think Messi is an absolute giant in the game. Not so much because of his dribbles and actions. That's why most…

— Robin Van Persie

Great players must always produce and at any time or in any game. Give them a ball and a pitch, and they…

— Robin Van Persie

I look at the occasion, and this was one of the biggest so far in my career. It was a bit of…

— Robin van Persie

Over the last few years, I've started to look more closely at the way coaches work to learn from them - not…

— Robin Van Persie

Manchester United breathe football. When I have to make hard decisions, I always listen to little boy inside me and what he…

— Robin van Persie

Football has always been my great love. I slept with a ball - really! Even when I started going out with Bouchra…

— Robin Van Persie

Arsenal will always come first. You name them - Henry, Vieira, Pires, Bergkamp. People saw these stars shine, and they thought: 'Is…

— Robin Van Persie

Arsenal are a great club, but after eight years, sometimes you feel that you need a new challenge.

— Robin Van Persie

Playing for a Champions League place is not enough. It is not my target, but it is a target we have to…

— Robin Van Persie

It was a crazy game. We could have scored five...oh right, we did score five, but we could have scored six, seven…

— Robin van Persie

It's an honour to sign for Manchester United. I am looking forward to following in the footsteps of so many great strikers,…

— Robin Van Persie

Midfielders, on average, get somewhere between half a second and a second to think before they have to move the ball on.…

— Robin Van Persie

Dennis Bergkamp is, in my eyes, still 'The Master'. The fact that he never won the Champions League, the European Championship, or…

— Robin Van Persie

I've worked with some brilliant coaches, and I've taken a real interest in all the methods they use and the choices they…

— Robin Van Persie

There is no doubt I'm learning new things and progressing with David Moyes. The sessions we have on the training ground are…

— Robin Van Persie

It's my dream and I see no point in speaking about other teams when I have these dreams. I think other people…

— Robin van Persie

I think my biggest strength is that I always keep doing exactly the same thing. There are forwards who go crazy with…

— Robin Van Persie

Arsenal fans are real lovers of the game. They don't miss anything in the stadium and are there for the team and…

— Robin Van Persie