A biography for Sadio Manehasn’t been written yet.
“It was a normal childhood, like the childhoods of all children my age: going to school, playing in the street with friends, spending time at home with my family.”
“I work in the gym; twice a week, I do abdominals. It is very, very important. I do quick sessions, as I don't want to get big.”
“When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed - only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.”
“You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.”
“I've kept all of my shirts that wore in the World Cup games, and I'll be giving them to my family to keep.”
“This is something you have to accept in football. Someone will say you are overpriced, but I did not think about it. Maybe I was overpriced, but I believe in my quality and want to get better. If you know what you can do for your team, it becomes no problem, and you don't even think about it.”
“The power of Liverpool Football Club is the collective. We always do everything together; this is our power.”
“All I can do is do my best: score goals, give assists, and do my best for my team.”
“I'm someone who likes to listen, who likes to watch, and who likes to learn.”
“Jurgen Klopp is like my father.”
“Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.”
“I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.”
“Ever since I started playing football, I've always taken the number 10 shirt.”
“Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.”
“It is very exciting to be playing in the Champions League because it is the dream of every player in the world.”
“I think it's a personal pride to hear everyone talking about me.”
“Honestly, I don't know the word 'pressure,' because football is my job. I always enjoy it.”
“I knew I was going to be a football player; I just didn't know how. It was the only thing I was doing, the only thing that I knew. Always training, training, training, training.”
“Since I was two or three years old, I remember always being with the ball. I would see kids playing on the street, and would join them.”
“I prefer Liverpool. The way we play is good for all of our players.”