Virgil van Dijk

I'm a big TV show guy.

— Virgil van Dijk

Life is too short to be negative.

— Virgil van Dijk

It's the media who love statistics.

— Virgil van Dijk

We can't always play the perfect game.

— Virgil van Dijk

Ronaldinho - he was one of my idols.

— Virgil van Dijk

There's always pressure at a big club.

— Virgil van Dijk

I hate losing, like everyone else.

— Virgil van Dijk

Every step of my career was hard work.

— Virgil van Dijk

It was always a dream of mine to play in the Premier League.

— Virgil van Dijk

There's always things to improve, you can't be satisfied with what you have.

— Virgil van Dijk

Why make things difficult? Why have tough times when it's not necessary?

— Virgil van Dijk

I have improved since I joined Liverpool.

— Virgil van Dijk

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

— Virgil van Dijk

I think Messi is the best player in the world.

— Virgil van Dijk

At Liverpool, we are all part of one unit, not just the 11 on the pitch.

— Virgil van Dijk

You should not have any fear when you go out on the pitch.

— Virgil van Dijk

You need to have dreams, you need to go for it, otherwise why would you be a footballer?

— Virgil van Dijk

No one is going to look at the good things you do. Everybody is going to watch the bad things and that…

— Virgil van Dijk

It's always a great feeling to help Holland as well as Liverpool but we all do it together.

— Virgil van Dijk

I love to have the pressure of having to win every game, love the pressure of keeping clean sheets every game, no…

— Virgil van Dijk

Football is a game. It's something I love to do. But there are so many things in life that are more important.

— Virgil van Dijk

If you're nervous you think: 'I don't want to make mistakes or give the ball away.' But you limit your own qualities…

— Virgil van Dijk

I just enjoying playing for Liverpool, it doesn't really matter who is standing next to me.

— Virgil van Dijk

As players, the only thing we can do is give everything on the pitch, and that's what the fans do for us…

— Virgil van Dijk

I was never a standout player until I played for the under-19s and became the captain. Then everything went much better -…

— Virgil van Dijk

Like Koeman, Klopp knows exactly how to get the best out of me - by being critical. When the media are hyping…

— Virgil van Dijk

To be in the Champions League final is something you need to experience. To win it would obviously be the best experience…

— Virgil van Dijk

The Champions League is unbelievably big. The whole show before, the fans, the players you play against, the people who are going…

— Virgil van Dijk

I want to enjoy the games because not a lot of people have the chance to do what we do. That's how…

— Virgil van Dijk

When I went to FC Groningen, I had to take my bike to training - my first wage went on driving lessons.…

— Virgil van Dijk

I need to be coming off the pitch every game with my voice gone, and that's something I can bring. I am…

— Virgil van Dijk

I remember starting 'Game of Thrones,' everyone said 'you have to watch it,' but I thought 'it's science fiction, it's not real,…

— Virgil van Dijk

I want to achieve great things.

— Virgil van Dijk

The world can be very cruel.

— Virgil van Dijk

The season is very long.

— Virgil van Dijk

I don't fear anyone.

— Virgil van Dijk

In every team there are going to be moments of vulnerability.

— Virgil van Dijk

I love playing for Liverpool, I am proud to wear the shirt.

— Virgil van Dijk

At 16, I was a slow right-back and wasn't good enough to play centre-back.

— Virgil van Dijk

I've been progressing as a player and as a person.

— Virgil van Dijk