Discover an exclusive collection of 107 powerful and inspiring quotes by Neymar, one of football’s most iconic figures. Delve into the thoughts and wisdom of Neymar as he shares his perspective on life, success, and the beautiful game. Each quote offers a unique glimpse into the mindset of this renowned athlete, providing motivation and insight for fans and enthusiasts alike.
Neymar Quotes
1- “I want to trace my own path by doing the things I have been doing, winning titles, reaching goals.” –Neymar
2- “I’m a happy guy. I like to joke around. I’m irreverent. I love my family; I love my son. I was very happy with and proud of the birth of my son. I grew up a lot after he was born. I’m just an easy and happy guy.” –Neymar
3- “I just want to be better every day, to get better every day, not to be better than anyone else.” –Neymar
4- “I never run away from the responsibility. I’m used to it.” – Neymar
5- “Imagine you’re 24 years old, earning what I earn and having all that I have. Wouldn’t you be the same as me?” – Neymar
6- “Messi deserves to win this World Cup for all he has done for football.” – Neymar
7- “I started playing football in a school back in Sao Vicente when I was five years old, going towards six. Those were my first steps, among those kids, and then I kept going.” – Neymar
8- “In the Premier League, you never know who is going to win or who will be champions. It is always a surprise.” –Neymar
9- “I can’t be compared to Pele. I need to do so much more to be compared to Pele. Pele is fantastic. And he’s unique.” – Neymar
10- “I’m not scared. I always go forward, trying to create space and make my way toward the goal.” – Neymar
11- “I’ve always had the greatest respect for and listened to both my father and my mother. I’ve always tried to follow my parents’ advice because these are people who want the best for me.” – Neymar
12- “My father always told me I like the ball more than I like playing soccer: since I was a young kid, I was always skilled with it, dribbling furniture around the house. That’s how I see football – fun and dynamic – and this goes beyond me; it’s a characteristic of Brazilian football.” – Neymar
13- “I believe Philippe Coutinho is a player who would totally fit in Barcelona.” – Neymar
14- “It’s good for Brazilian football to have idols, stars, big stars coming back to Brazilian clubs. The tournaments become much better, more interesting. Ze Roberto, Juninho Pernambucano, Ronaldinho Gaucho, and other players who have returned to Brazil strengthen the league and improve the tournaments.” – Neymar
15- “I’m only one Neymar – for my family, for the public. I’m always the same person.” –
16- “I never like to say that I’m better than anybody else.” – Neymar
17- “I play to be happy in the first place and then to help my colleagues and my team the best way I can, with the best football.” – Neymar
18- “I like to go out and have fun with my friends. I have family, too, so why can’t I go out to clubs? I can, and I will.” – Neymar
19- “Winning the Ballon d’Or is the consequence of your work.” – Neymar
20- “It is not a problem if I do not win the Ballon d’Or.” – Neymar
21- “I can’t be compared to Pele. I need to do so much more to be compared to Pele. Pele is fantastic. And he’s unique.” – Neymar
22- “I try to be myself without being anything different.” – Neymar
23- “When I’m on the field, the trick I like to do most are stepovers. For me, it’s a simple, beautiful dribble that also has a point.” – Neymar
24- “I just like playing with the ball. I always have.” – Neymar
25- “My opinion is that protesting, there’s no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.” – Neymar
26- “I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.” – Neymar
27- “I do not play football to win the Ballon d’Or. I play football to be happy, because I love it and want to play football.” – Neymar
28- “I always do as my heart tells me.” – Neymar
29- “I believe the Champions League has all that magic because it gathers all the best European teams, and that gives you the feeling of trying to be the best. That’s why the Champions League has this special kind of emotion.” – Neymar
30- “Everything in my life has happened very early, personally and professionally.” – Neymar
31- “I don’t want to surpass anyone. I don’t want to be better than anyone else.” – Neymar
32- “Right now I’m living my boyhood dream, which was to play for a European club. The fact that it’s a huge club like Barcelona makes it a tremendous honour. I like everything about the city: the climate, the people. It’s quite similar to Brazil, which helps a lot. There’s even a beach!” – Neymar
33- “When you see a person you love being affected, suffering, people saying things that aren’t true… then it hurts you.” – Neymar
34- “When I arrived at Barcelona and saw Messi’s face, and later Luis Suarez, I felt like it was a videogame.” – Neymar
35- “There weren’t many options growing up, so I would wear whatever possible. I once saw a little boy wearing Jordan sneakers in a movie… and that made me dream.” – Neymar
36- “Messi has the best technique in the world.” – Neymar
37- “The moment I am off the field, it’s my personal time.” – Neymar
38- “Of course Messi could handle a cold Tuesday night in Stoke. He’d be drinking tea and relaxing beforehand. Me? I’d probably be the same.” – Neymar
39- “That is one of the things I dream about for myself: to receive the ‘golden ball’ someday.” – Neymar
40- “I was never motivated by money.” – Neymar
41- “I only want to be the best that I can be.” – Neymar
42- “A historic defeat cannot bow our heads forever.” – Neymar
43- “My first pair of Jordans, I wore them all the time. I would wear them to school; I always had them on.” – Neymar
44- “My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family”.- – Neymar
45- “I always make my decisions together with my family, my father. Of course, I hear the advice of everyone who wishes me well, but the final decision is always mine, with my family.” – Neymar
46- I don’t mind being the one people talk about. It doesn’t weigh on me.” – Neymar
47- “Not only the attackers, but the defenders – it’s on the attackers to prepare themselves to break through the strong defense.” – Neymar
48- “One that I like and I think could play here is Coutinho. He has the style of Barcelona.” – Neymar
49- “I will be a World Cup winner.” – Neymar
50- “My dad just wants me to dedicate myself to playing and to focus on the ball.” – Neymar
51- “I’ve always said I learned to defend myself from an opponent coming for a hard hit. Tricks are part of my repertoire; I use them to try to get past my opponents, but the objective is always to score goals.” – Neymar
52- “Football without Messi and Messi without football are not things that go together.” – Neymar
53- “I admire Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool – these are the teams that are always there fighting.”- Neymar
54- “Football, particularly Brazilian football, is about being happy, and that’s what tricks do. It’s part of our culture, at the end of the day, though, it’s all about winning.”- Neymar
55- “It is easier when you like to work with your companions.”- Neymar
56- “You always knows what’s best for you.”- Neymar
57- “I don’t know how many great Brazilians have played in the Olympics and not been able to win it.”- Neymar
58- “What I think about is my happiness, together with my family. I want us to be happy.”- Neymar
59- “Unfortunately, I never saw Pele play. What I know of him is through my grandfather, my dad’s dad, who used to talk to me and tell me about how he played.”- Neymar
60- “The Libertadores is sensational, but the Champions League… The first time I heard the anthem was a really special feeling. It’s like being in a video game; it’s living the dream of every child.”- Neymar
61- “It doesn’t matter who scores the goals, just that we win the games.”- Neymar
62- “I can’t protect myself when I’m not facing the play.”- Neymar
63- “Whoever likes football always likes to see the best player on the pitch.”- Neymar
64- “The only thing that can protect me from someone coming from behind are the rules.”- Neymar
65- “Our objective is always to win. Every day, every game, and every competition.”- Neymar
66- “I’m very happy that major players are always giving their opinions about my life, my game. I am very thankful for that.”- Neymar
67- “Cristiano Ronaldo has created his own story, and now I’m creating mine.” – Neymar
68- “I just like winning every tournament that I play. All of them are important for me. Each has its own history, its own characteristic, but they are all important.” – Neymar
69- “I don’t compare tournaments.” – Neymar
70- “You need a lot of comfort and nothing to be on your weight to play as you wish.” – Neymar
71- “Benzema is a great striker who I think is a superstar.” – Neymar
72- “Winning titles plays a big role in the Ballon d’Or race.” – Neymar
73- “Before speaking without knowledge, saying lies, you have to present evidence. “- Neymar
74- “I am proud of every one of my teammates.” – Neymar
75- “I have always kept in mind the advice of Ronaldinho, and he spoke wonders of Barcelona and the city, which he told me is marvellous.” – Neymar
76- “Of course, it is my goal to win the Ballon d’Or, but I am not going to kill myself for it.” – Neymar
77- “Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it’s going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.” – Neymar
78- “I’m always happy, in every game, every win I keep writing my history, and I hope to do even more from now on.” – Neymar
79- “Above all, I want to be happy, and at Barcelona, I’m happy.” – Neymar
80- “I’m Messi Football Club.” – Neymar
81- “When we lose, we don’t have to change everything but correct things by working hard.” – Neymar
82- “It was a huge thrill to win the Confederations Cup.” – Neymar
83- “I don’t like to talk about myself.” – Neymar
84- “I don’t want to surpass Messi.” – Neymar
85- “The Premier League is a championship that amazes me. I like the playing style and the teams.” – Neymar
86- “I respect his decisions, but football without Messi is not football. It is very hard to imagine football without him.” – Neymar
87- “I do not like to put one title above the other. Every competition I contest and win is important.” – Neymar
88- “The first game is always the most difficult, for the nerves you have before you begin to play.” – Neymar
89- “Romario had the best first touch and the best pass to score a goal.” – Neymar
90- “Every team has a person who is used as a reference, a player who stands out more than others.” – Neymar
91- “I’m always learning. I have to.” – Neymar
92- “I prefer beating Real Madrid to beating Manchester City!” – Neymar
93- “I try to be a good role model for my son, my family, my friends, and then I try to be a good role model for the rest of the people, too.” – Neymar
94- “I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.” – Neymar
95- “I don’t feel hatred for Zuniga.” – Neymar
96- “It is difficult to take in that your idols are in the same place as you are.” – Neymar
97- “The fact I am the most expensive player is not a burden.” – Neymar
98- “I am not the type of person who lets the pressure get to him. I try to see it as my friend. I align with it to calm me down.” – Neymar
99- “Messi is a great player. Playing against him is not good – it is bad.” – Neymar
100- “I’m 69 kilos; I don’t have a burden on my back.” – Neymar
101- “I’ve learned my tricks watching videos on the Internet with friends. I’m always trying to copy what I’ve seen at home, what I learned from my friends. But you have to repeat it again and again to get it right on the field.” – Neymar
102- “When we’re on vacation – it doesn’t matter where – I will go and look for a game.” – Neymar
103- “I was at a great club at Barcelona. I loved Barcelona.” – Neymar
104- “I think every player should be allowed to stay or leave a club.” – Neymar
105- “I must follow my heart.” – Neymar
106- “I was quite nervous in my first week at Barcelona, but after that, I was relaxed.” – Neymar
107- “To play with the best is very easy.”– Neymar
