Thierry Henry Quotes (49 Quotes)

That was a crucial win. I have been here for a long time and we are used to being first or second -- we are not used to being in this position. You have to dig in and try to perform even when you are not having amazing days.

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn't have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough.

That's the way I've been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don't have to think about them any more.

We're talking about a great opportunity for the club. I think it's always a shame that people single me out and talk about other things but that's up to you.

At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine... don't get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it's not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.

Switzerland are not inferior to anyone. They played well against England. With a bit more luck, they could have scored early against England. It was very close and at 11 against 11 I though they played very well.

When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do.

It's important (to keep Cole). The departure of Pat did not make things any easier. The board is there to build a competitive team.

It was one on one and it is those opportunities that I usually score from. I smelt it it was not just the second time I have scored a goal like that.

I was able to use my instinct, the goal was a purely instinctive one. I enjoyed myself in this match.

I know the quality of these boys. All the youngsters have grown in confidence. With our attacking ability and especially -- what for me is the most impressive thing -- the fact we are not conceding goals, I can say we are cautiously optimistic.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it's the last game that everyone has seen.

I have to be honest, I didn't mean to do that. When the ball came, I tried to get my foot out of the way. But I'm really happy as we managed to show a completely different game in the second half. They really hurt us in the first half.

There are a lot of teams trying to get him but if he can join us then I would welcome him here and he would be a benefit.

It's difficult to talk about Pele because I didn't see him.

It's important that Arsenal has the same sporting ambition as me. Deep down I would love to win the Champions League.

We are now concentrating fully on Ireland and this will be a very important match. But on the other hand we should not try to score at any price because we are not obliged to win.

I expect an amazing atmosphere for the Irish team, and I know it won't be easy at all. I also expect typical commitment and desire. I think Ireland can play really good football.

I'm sure it will be really strange for him. You can imagine when he steps out on the pitch everyone will go crazy - he was more than a great servant for this club. And I'm sure that if he has to put his foot in then he will

So when I go home, sometimes, even when I had an amazing game, I always think about what I missed.

The only thing the Sunderland players wanted to do was kick people. We can play football but some of the tackles in the second half were clearly not for the ball.

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.

They are well organized and base their game on being tight together then making sure they can hit you on the break. They are a good team, play good football and, if you let them play, they can really hurt you.

So, all the time you always have to put yourself back to the beginning position and just try to perform when there is the next game around.

Because that's just the way it is, and don't sleep on what you did before, you know, because it can... not hurt you, but you can find yourself sleeping on something that happened in the past, but you dare to progress and there is always room for progression.

Of course I thought about leaving. I asked myself a lot of questions at Christmas time.

We miss Ashley really badly... we know what he can add to the team when he comes back.

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.

We had to concentrate on the beginning of the season, which was tricky because you don't know if you're going to lose your skipper.

On the last match day in Europe France snatched a place in our World Cup.

You learn from your mistakes.

Footballers are role models so hopefully we can help achieve something positive with this campaign.

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it's good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence.

We have one of the strongest squads in Europe and there is no reason why this club cannot finish the season as European champions.

We are bringing through some outstanding youngsters and the character they showed to get us through to the League Cup semi-finals at Doncaster gave us a real lift for the Christmas matches and I think we took that into the matches against Charlton and Portsmouth.

When I was 20 or 21, I didn't... I won't say care about anything, but you're like in your own world - you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.

For a very long time, I didn't see an Arsenal team like that. We were brilliant defensively, but more importantly we were not scared to play.

It's ironic that we played one of our best attacking games for a long time, and we end up losing the match.

I may be French, but I'm playing for Arsenal.

I don't want to cause an argument or create trouble but I think it was a penalty. With a bit more luck on our side the referee would have made the decision.

I'm not going to say what the contract is, but it made me shudder. It's a lot of money. We've made him an offer which is probably as good an offer as anybody in this country - maybe other than Chelsea - would make.

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.

I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn't even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested!

That's the way it is, but with Arsenal it is more direct. I'm not attacking anyone, just we need to play quicker and alternate things a bit. The earlier the ball, the better.

We're a good team with good togetherness and you surely saw where my desire is. The way I was playing is the most important thing, not all the time talking about my contract.

I just thought the ball was coming from one side and I wanted to send it to the other side of the 'keeper.

He is a top player and we will miss him - but we will also miss the man. Patrick isn't just anybody.

At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.