Samir Nasri Quotes

"When you compare Arsenal and City, it's not the same. With City, I'm playing in a better team."

"We get older, we get more mature and stronger mentally. You learn to deal with different situations."

"I hope I can score many more goals and help to bring more trophies."

"I never said Arsenal fans were not good. I just said I saw real passion when I signed here, and I said Arsenal was a little bit different. That is the only thing I said."

"I've learned a lot over the years, but I am an honest person, and when I'm not happy, I can't fake a smile. If there is a problem, you will know straight away because you will see it on my face."

"Marseille has a big Muslim community. The good thing is it is a melting point: all nationalities in there. Everyone is fine with each other. It is really close to North Africa, to Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, so a lot of them come from there."

"I will only be 29 in 2016 for the European Championships, but the French national team doesn't make me happy."

"You don't forget where you came from. I came from nothing. I was in Marseille in a bad area. We didn't have anything. We were rich in love."

"Sometimes it is a good thing to hear what kids have to tell you. Kids just tell the truth."

"My parents sacrificed everything for me. My father worked on a building site and as a driver - so many jobs. My mum was at home full-time to take care of me, my sister, and two brothers."

"From time to time, I'm a jerk."

"You don't want to stay on the bench. You want to play every game."

"Sometimes I do things in training and think, 'Ah! I need to do that in a game. If I do I will be close to my full potential.'"

"I wasn't just playing football on the street. I grew up on the street."

"You can't be the best every game. Even Messi can have a bad game."

"When I'm happy and smiling, I play my best."

"I have to smile because we, as footballers, are really lucky to do the job we do. But this is not just a job for me. It's my passion."

"Of course, every game and opponent is different."

"All my younger years, I was a No. 10. In the national team, I used to play No. 10, and Marseille, I used to play No. 10."

"If you look at Barcelona and the way they press high, or Bayern Munich, the way they press high... that's what makes them the best teams, because when they lose the ball, in the first three seconds, that's when they get the ball back, really, really high."

"Real Madrid, they are the best counter-attacking team in the world."

"I try to be precise with my passes but take some risks as well."

"If you win the Carling Cup, it can give you confidence, and sometimes, when you haven't won a trophy, you become scared of winning."

"I don't make plans for my future. I have learned that you cannot predict what will happen."

"I will not play for Tottenham."

"I just look at what is best for me."

"I'm not an Arsenal fan. I am not from London."

"When Manchester City came for me it was the best choice to come here."

"Pellegrini gave me back the joy of playing football. He is like Arsene Wenger: someone who likes to joke, someone who likes to talk and take an interest in your life."

"The World Cup is the World Cup, and I'm sad I won't play in it; that's my only regret. But to play a friendly with my national team, I did it many times, so it's not something I'm missing."