Petr Cech

“We won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006, and it was a fantastic achievement, a fantastic feeling. Once you experience that, you want to have it again.”

“The connection between the Soviet Union and Czech people - or Czech politicians - was very big. It was like a model country for us. But it wasn't the best model, so a lot of Czechs don't like to speak about Russia or the Soviet Union.”

“Young Petr Cech was sports mad, football mad.”

“If you take the autobiographies of great sports people, they are almost always the same. They start with zero; they are always ambitious, know what they want to do in life, and have the confidence to do it.”

“Unfortunately, money is very important in this world we live in, but it is up to every individual to deal with it.”

“You have to be consistent in your work, consistent in your performances, because, if not, then you might not have as many games as you would like. Less games you play, then less chances to have a clean sheet.”

“Even if you have won it before, you just want to keep winning the Champions League. Every season, the ambition is to win the competition.”

“Sometimes I think it is best if, after a big game, you play another big game.”

“Arsenal is a team who challenge for the top and definitely match my ambitions and personal motivation.”

“I played tennis a lot when I had the skull injury. For the first two months of my preparation, it was all I could do. It is a great sport for me because it helps my hand-eye coordination, and you need quick feet, which is a good exercise for a keeper.”

“I gave my first interview when I arrived at Chelsea in 2004, and I had said that it had been my dream to play for one of the best clubs in the world and in the best league in the world - this came true, and I am very pleased my dream will last.”

“My father has a book where, ever since I started playing games... he wrote down the games that I played in. And then, when I did my website, we thought that was a really good idea, that people can keep track of my games.”

“Football is a wonderful game which can be cruel at times.”

“In big clubs, you always have competitions for places.”

“You always have years when you go through transition and the side needs to be rebuilt. Or you have changes in terms of managers.”

“Do I want to play every game? Yes, I want to play every game. But I also understand it's impossible.”

“It's always better if you have one manager for a long period because then you can build the team.”

“I play football, not to only enjoy it - and I love the challenge of playing and competing with the best players - but I want to have the chance to win games.”

“I've played under different managers, different styles, and most of my career, I was asked to play long.”

“People always use the word 'obsession' in a negative way, which I'm always amazed by. We are not obsessed in the way that, if we don't win it, we'll just go and shoot ourselves. That's not the case. We are obsessed with the Champions League because this is a great competition to win. In a positive way, we try to search for the victory.”