Dimitar Berbatov

“My heart is in the Premier League. I can honestly say that when you've played there, your heart stays there even if you are physically elsewhere.”

“I just want to entertain and make people enjoy the game and smile.”

“I try to do different things, beautiful things, to play the game the way I see it, and I think I'm doing it pretty well.”

“The small details are important if you want to be a good player.”

“Sometimes the things I do look effortless, but it's not like that. It's very difficult, but because of my style, I make it look easy.”

“As long as I feel good, I'll have the desire to play.”

“I can't play for the national team if I'm not playing for my club.”

“Not many know this, but in training sessions, I like to play in the center-back position sometimes. I think I'm good at that position, and my father used to be a central defender. Some people don't realize that if you play in that position, you can better understand how the defender thinks.”

“It's always good to beat a top team like Chelsea.”

“When I get the ball, the players need to start running, and then I just feed them with the ball.”

“I don't play for money. I play for glory and winning championships.”

“I am a perfectionist, and I set high standards.”

“Sometimes you don't play well or you don't score, and in those times, the pressure comes from all around you as well as from yourself.”

“If we win 1-0, I don't care if the goalkeeper scores.”

“When a club legend becomes your manager, he automatically gets the attention of the players, purely because he had been there and done that.”

“As soon as I score, my mother texts me, so when I go in the dressing room, her text is there waiting for me to read!”

“I am a realistic type of guy. I am my biggest critic.”

“I cannot speak for other players, but it is always good when the manager comes to ask how you're feeling and makes you feel calm before you play the game.”

“I was the Premier League's top goal scorer in 2010-11 and never wanted to be on the bench.”

“When someone has great qualities, sometimes they don't have to put much effort into things.”