Karim Mostafa (Kerim Mustafa) Benzema was born on December 19, 1987 in Lyon, France. We listed best Karim Benzema Quotes
1- “We footballers don’t address one another as ‘My dear.’” –Karim Benzema
2- “Some people say I don’t love the French national team. If that were the case, I would have said so directly to the coach, because I’m a big boy.” -Karim Benzema
3- “I don’t need money, and when I do a favor, I expect nothing back.” -Karim Benzema
4- “Gerard Houllier is a great coach. He made me grow. He gave me chances in big games, which raised my confidence. It opened my eyes to what I could do. It was through him that I managed to trust myself.” -Karim Benzema
5- “Personally, what goes beyond sport, you have to put to one side. You need the best to win trophies.” -Karim Benzema
6- “When you play in a great club like Real Madrid, it’s hard to stay here.” -Karim Benzema
7- “I started with Paul Le Guen. He told me to double up in positions if he was missing a left back or a midfielder. From that moment, it was clear in my mind that I would be a professional footballer, and I began working even faster to get there.” -Karim Benzema
8- “It’s true that in my family, everyone loves football. So it’s great to have a family that’s united behind you and doesn’t leave you.” -Karim Benzema
9- “I have faith in the players, who have paid me back on the pitch. I have brought in young players because they have a lot of potential. I’m the only one who decides, and I take decisions based on sporting reasons.” -Karim Benzema
10- “One must just keep having good seasons with many great matches, whether one is with the club or the French national side. For me, this must be a player’s goal in his head, even if it’s an individual trophy, and the first thought must be on the collective.” -Karim Benzema
11- “For the moment, I haven’t ended my career. I’m young. There are still a lot of goals.” -Karim Benzema
12- “The public digs needled me to rebel. They forced me to work harder.” -Karim Benzema
13- “I’m not going to give up. If people think I’m going to give up the French national team, they’re mistaken. I’m still here, and I’m still hungry for trophies.” -Karim Benzema
14- “For me, I have always thought a squad comes before everything. I always make decisions for the good of the French national team.” -Karim Benzema
15- “As long as Didier Deschamps is coach, I have no chance of getting back into the France team.” -Karim Benzema
16- “What I have more of a problem accepting is the criticism of former players turned journalists, who – some of them – spread their hatred.” -Karim Benzema
17- “What I would like is to at least have a discussion with the coach, that he tells me what he thinks. I have to know.” -Karim Benzema
18- “I always talk with my technical staff before I announce a squad. I have always done that; I am changing nothing.” -Karim Benzema
19- “I want to retire here because there is no other club like it. I think this club will be my last.” -Karim Benzema
20- “I grew up in a neighborhood where things were difficult, when I saw older children wearing good clothes and riding nice cars, I wanted to be like them.” -Karim Benzema
