Football players have to grow up very fast. It's a tough life sometimes. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I feel confident that I'm good enough to play a lot of games for Liverpool. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Liverpool are a very good team everybody knows that and I am proud to be part of Liverpool. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Rafa Benitez promised me a certain development, but very quickly he took away that promise and it was a totally different situation. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I know Robin van Persie very well and he is a great person and I have a lot of contact with him… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Liverpool is my club. I try to follow every game. I still support them, I wish them all the best. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I have enough confidence at the moment to say that I have the potential to play at the same level as Arjen… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Nobody likes me. I know that the Holland boss, Ronald Koeman, appreciates me. But for pundits, TV commentators and in the media,… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
For every player it's nice to go to the World Cup and it's very important to do that in your career. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
In Holland, you can step into the manager's office and ask him for clarity if you don't know why you're not playing… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you.… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
For a 20 year old the gap from Holland to England is massive. That's a fact. Not all players are able to… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I liked mostly to play football on the ground and have a little bit of playing tactics rather than just up and… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I was 20 years old went I went to the Premier League. When you are 20, you need from other people, you… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
They used to have selection days for all the local kids and I went to these trials three times and got turned… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Yes, there is a lot of competition for places at Liverpool but that's the same at every top club. It was like… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I suppose people lost interest in me when I left Liverpool; but it wasn't me who left, it was other people who… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
England is of course a great country to play in, and I'll always be open for a return. But it has to… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Not everybody is following every league in the world so the Champions League is a platform where everybody can see what you're… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Not everyone is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Even Cristiano Ronaldo's first years at Manchester United were quite difficult. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
There are plenty of players who have a lot of talent. It's all about getting the best out of yourself and you'll… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
It is a normal thing for a young player to want to prove himself in the Premiership. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
It is clear I have enough qualities to be in the starting XI of Liverpool. But when you never get a real… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Turkish people are very emotional, very passionate about football, really want to see their team do well. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Every footballer plays with the hope that people love to watch you. But, for me, there is no sympathy or interest. I… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
As far as I can judge, English football is not for everybody. You need to have the lungs for it, you need… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I was loved in Liverpool, I had good relationship with the fans and my team-mates but I felt I could do better. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football -… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
Those types of players are always necessary in a team, who are very creative and can break a game open. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
I have played for Ajax, Liverpool and Besiktas in Turkey - all massive clubs in Europe. — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
If it fits in with my career, it will be a challenge for me to play for a MLS team. If that… — Ryan Babel Copy Share Image
From every little territory I've been, I've picked something up, things that I could use to better my game, to take with me, and… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
I have enough confidence at the moment to say that I have the potential to play at the same level as Arjen Robben or… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
If you see the kids now they have attitude and a strong character. They play one or two games and demand they are involved.… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
I went to the UAE aged 28, which normally doesn't make sense to go at that age. — Ryan Babel Copy Share
I was 20 years old went I went to the Premier League. When you are 20, you need from other people, you need people… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
If there isn't a team that plays my type of game I don't think I could make a big difference. I have to be… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
Moving to Liverpool was a new world for me. I had been living with my parents in Holland, and all of a sudden I… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
Playing as a striker is a nice role because I spent all my youth there so that's why I like it. — Ryan Babel Copy Share
Liverpool is my club. I try to follow every game. I still support them, I wish them all the best. — Ryan Babel Copy Share
I know Robin van Persie very well and he is a great person and I have a lot of contact with him over the… — Ryan Babel Copy Share
