Ryan Babel

Music has always been an important part of my life.

— Ryan Babel

No, I never doubted my ability.

— Ryan Babel

I don't go to church every week.

— Ryan Babel

To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.

— Ryan Babel

To be a supersub is mentally hard.

— Ryan Babel

The important thing, is to believe in a better future.

— Ryan Babel

Before I take an offer seriously, I do my own research.

— Ryan Babel

I tried to go to places I'd enjoy playing.

— Ryan Babel

Those types of players are always necessary in a team, who are very creative and can break a game open.

— Ryan Babel

I'm not really making decisions that people normally expect.

— Ryan Babel

I've said in earlier interviews maybe I should have stayed one or two more years in Holland.

— Ryan Babel

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

The striker role, together with someone else, is pretty good for me.

— Ryan Babel

I feel confident that I'm good enough to play a lot of games for Liverpool.

— Ryan Babel

I play for my country and I am an established international.

— Ryan Babel

A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.

— Ryan Babel

I was 20 years old went I went to the Premier League. When you are 20, you need from other people, you…

— Ryan Babel

For a player to really be at his best you have to give him a certain confidence, but I did not feel…

— Ryan Babel

As far as I can judge, English football is not for everybody. You need to have the lungs for it, you need…

— Ryan Babel

When I left Liverpool, I could have stayed in England but that would have meant joining clubs that didn't play football -…

— Ryan Babel

Every footballer plays with the hope that people love to watch you. But, for me, there is no sympathy or interest. I…

— Ryan Babel

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

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

I liked mostly to play football on the ground and have a little bit of playing tactics rather than just up and…

— Ryan Babel

If you see the kids now they have attitude and a strong character. They play one or two games and demand they…

— Ryan Babel

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

They used to have selection days for all the local kids and I went to these trials three times and got turned…

— Ryan Babel

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

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

— Ryan Babel

I have never been a difficult person.

— Ryan Babel

I came in on time, I was always a professional.

— Ryan Babel

I'm not the type of player who gives up.

— Ryan Babel

I like to explore the world.

— Ryan Babel

English fans and the English atmospheres are special.

— Ryan Babel

I left Liverpool through the back door.

— Ryan Babel

I've tried to work as hard as possible.

— Ryan Babel

Turkish people are very emotional, very passionate about football, really want to see their team do well.

— Ryan Babel

It is a normal thing for a young player to want to prove himself in the Premiership.

— Ryan Babel

People try to warn you about certain things, but sometimes you have to experience those things yourself.

— Ryan Babel

Playing as a striker is a nice role because I spent all my youth there so that's why I like it.

— Ryan Babel