A biography for Kolo Tourehasn’t been written yet.
“I have never looked to put a spoke in anyone's wheel at all.”
“Kieran Tierney's work rate is just amazing. He gives 100 percent in every game, he makes lots of runs and makes lots of assists too. He defends, he goes forward, he is every inch the modern left back.”
“We all want to be champion.”
“The only thing you can bring players in with is money or, if you are like Arsenal, you wait for your youngsters to come in, but that can take a while.”
“To win the World Cup is not about one player, it is about a squad.”
“I had problems with certain players at Arsenal, especially one, whose name I will not say because I don't want to feed the controversy.”
“Martin Keown was really competitive but Thierry Henry was similar, he wanted to win every game.”
“I love Arsenal, it's the club of my heart.”
“Ramadan is an important part of Islam, and when you are observing it, God is happy with you and you have to have a big celebration.”
“Baresi was not tall but he was a great player, while Cannavaro was the best defender in the world - hopefully I will be the same.”
“We all make mistakes. But we learn from it.”
“When I was a young boy I sold newspapers by the side of the road. I cleaned the shoes of people for less than a pound a time. I was 12 years old but I had to do it to eat because my family was so poor.”
“Yaya was much better than Sergio Busquets at Barcelona. But he was behind him in the pecking order and he found that hard to accept. I advised him to come to Manchester City while I was still there.”
“Strikers need to score goals and when they don't their confidence is affected.”
“I want to talk to players, that is the way I am. That is what I bring. I will keep doing that, it doesn't matter what happens, anywhere I go.”
“When you play for big clubs you have more chance to win trophies.”
“I don't like to make mistakes.”
“When I played football I wanted to make people happy. This is the way I am. I can't be someone else.”
“You know I've been at Arsenal which is a top club and every week you have to fight for your place.”
“It's very important to know what you are facing, whether you are going to be part of the team or just a squad player.”