Yannick Bolasie

Taking on defenders is what gives me a buzz.

— Yannick Bolasie

I've always just wanted to play football.

— Yannick Bolasie

I started realising I'm bigger and stronger than a lot of the full-backs. I was expecting everyone in the Prem to be…

— Yannick Bolasie

Darren Campbell has helped me out a lot with my sprinting mechanics. These are things I've always wanted to do, but neglected…

— Yannick Bolasie

My dad - Gaby Yala - played for the Congo national team as well, at Under-21 level. When I see him playing,…

— Yannick Bolasie

In Willesden I was surrounded by quite a few footballers, but a lot of them have fallen off, and that's not something…

— Yannick Bolasie

Ian Holloway played wingers higher up and then wanted us to come back and receive the ball; Dougie Freedman didn't want us…

— Yannick Bolasie

I'm not going to try to live like Eden Hazard, for example. That's a totally different lifestyle. He's gonna have a bigger…

— Yannick Bolasie

I want to score goals. Everyone says that's the only part of my game that's missing. Before I was a pro I…

— Yannick Bolasie

Obviously, no-one's going to watch Belgian football. Nobody is going to watch Portuguese football. But I've played with some players who right…

— Yannick Bolasie

When I left Bristol City for Palace, I just wanted to be playing football. I didn't care about the money I was…

— Yannick Bolasie

I go to play for Congo now and it's a reality check. You see how it is for some people and you…

— Yannick Bolasie

From my estate, where my mum still lives now, from my bedroom you could see Wembley. I go back a lot, my…

— Yannick Bolasie

It's crazy because I did say to myself at the age of 16 that I want to be in the Premier League…

— Yannick Bolasie

I want to show the Everton fans what I'm really about.

— Yannick Bolasie

The way I've grown up, the manner I am today, reflects on my mother.

— Yannick Bolasie

When I am out on the pitch, I think you have got to play every game like it is your last.

— Yannick Bolasie

Palace offered me the opportunity to come and play and I took it with both hands.

— Yannick Bolasie

I've played as a winger all of my professional life and I'm looking forward to doing that now in front of the…

— Yannick Bolasie

I was pretty comfortable at Crystal Palace and I could have easily stayed but I wanted to challenge myself, to test myself.…

— Yannick Bolasie

I believe I can bring a lot because I am totally different to a lot of people in the Premier League. That…

— Yannick Bolasie

My aim was always to come back and prove myself because that is the type of character I am. Whether I get…

— Yannick Bolasie

The first priority would have been England, but you have to look at the circumstances, England have got a lot of good,…

— Yannick Bolasie

I've seen other people grow up and not have respect for human beings. But even though I play football, I'm still able…

— Yannick Bolasie

There are a lot of distractions in London, which is the downside to things, for a lot of young footballers as well,…

— Yannick Bolasie