Didier Drogba Quotes

“In football, the good thing is things can change in a second.”

— Didier Drogba

I feel at home when I go to London.

— Didier Drogba

“Football can generate excitement and bring people together.”

— Didier Drogba

I believe a lot in destiny and I think that if something didn't happen, it was for a reason.

— Didier Drogba

When you don't win games, yeah, you lose confidence. That's normal.

— Didier Drogba

“People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.”

— Didier Drogba

I have won many trophies in my time, but nothing will ever top helping win the battle for peace in my country.

— Didier Drogba

“When I arrived in France, I cried every day. Not because I was in France - I could have been anywhere - but because I was so far, far away from my parents. I missed them so much.”

— Didier Drogba

“Having a stadium in France named after a footballer from the Ivory Coast, even if I'm proud of my France-Ivory Coast background, is a great proof of integration.”

— Didier Drogba

“Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.”

— Didier Drogba

“I prefer people to see me as an Ivorian and as a patriot.”

— Didier Drogba

“In England, I've never really had a problem with racism.”

— Didier Drogba

“People think footballers are all like robots - we can control everything on the pitch. But your heart is beating 200 times a minute; it's very, very physical.”

— Didier Drogba

“Most Barcelona fans are kids who have watched football for the first time yesterday”

— Didier Drogba

“Everyone knows Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Messi, not only me, but for some it's hard to recognize that.”

— Didier Drogba

“I think finals are there to be won, you know the feeling of losing a final is really bad. I prefer to lose a semi-final, quarter-final because I know I will forget ... But the feeling of losing a final stays here forever. Even if you win two, three, four, five it stays. You know, I'm too scared to lose, so I give everything to win.”

— Didier Drogba

Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves at Chelsea.

— Didier Drogba

“All the fans know my love for Chelsea and I hope to be back here in the future in another role.”

— Didier Drogba

“He predicts things. I have often heard him say things which are proved right minutes later. Its really impressive - almost mystical.”

— Didier Drogba