Kalidou Koulibaly Quotes

"How can you make the people change? How can you reach them in their heart? I do not have the answers for this."

"It takes time and experience to make a person."

"Senegal is a great football country."

"In Naples, each time I go out people want to take my photo or ask for autographs."

"No matter where you come from, everything comes through work."

"If you work, you always get your reward in the end."

"I had the French culture at school and I love this culture but I also had another culture at home - that of Senegal. I think this way of growing up has made me the person I am today - because I had the two cultures."

"I try to give 110 per cent to these fans, as they give me so much love and I want to repay them. I throw myself into the challenge for them, as I want to take the Napoli colours to the top, so it fills my heart when they cheer for me."

"The game In England could be suitable for me but I like Italy."

"Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, you just have to know how to match up against a player."

"I do not need the transfer window or anything to improve myself."

"Since I'm a professional, every day I try to become a better player."

"Here I am very well, the city and the team give me everything, I want to give back to the Neapolitans, I want to give them the Scudetto."

"Sarri has really helped me. 'Listen to me and you will become a champion' he told me in his first year at Napoli."

"When we don't win it's hard for everyone."

"You grow when there are trophies in your trophy cabinet. I hope to achieve that here in Naples."

"I'm a Napoli player and I'll give 100 percent to win something with this shirt."

"The market is full of talk, I prefer facts, which help us win, and to become great together."

"Napoli have given me so much. After the initial scepticism, their fans appreciated me. I would like to give them a trophy back."

"Napoli did great things with Sarri and we hope to do even better under Ancelotti."

"I love so much about Naples, but I had a few problems with all the lovely food when I arrived and put on weight!"

"The people of Naples are so welcoming and happy to see me. My family and my brothers feel at home here too, we've got the best and most encouraging fans."

"Naples reminds me of Senegal, as when a foreigner arrives, everyone does their best to help him out."

"I waited for a long time for a call-up for Les Bleus, but that call never came."

"I think children understand the world better than adults do. Especially when it comes to how we treat other people."

"Maybe some people look at me and just see a footballer, or a black footballer. But I am much more than this. I tell my best friends all the time, 'If you look at me as a footballer, and not as Little Kouli, and not as your friend, then I have failed in life.'"

"I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants - Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack."

"In short, with Sarri football is maths."

"I fear everyone. But I play without fear."

"We want to take Napoli to the top."