Son Heung-min

“Kyriakos Papadopoulos is really funny. So is Karim Bellarabi. They are full of jokes in the dressing room.”

“When I went to Germany, all I knew were German swear words.”

“Competition makes us all better and better.”

“Unless I play like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, it'll be hard to give myself 100 out of 100.”

“I may play poorly at times, but I'll always try to give my best effort.”

“If I'm on the bench, I want to be ready.”

“I'm always hungry. I can be better always.”

“When I play, I just try to score goals or assist someone - that's my job.”

“It's difficult for an Asian to play in the Premier League.”

“When I was at Hamburg, 17 or 18, Ruud van Nistelrooy signed, and he helped me a lot. He saw my first training session, and he talked to me. He told me I was a good player. He gave me confidence, and I want to thank him for that.”

“Winning the Asian Games is about the most important thing I have achieved for my country, and seeing the delight on the faces of the people back home is something that will last with me forever.”

“Football is my happiness.”

“I want to be a top player.”

“Football sometimes goes up and down, and we need to accept the result.”

“I love Korean rice and Korean food in general. Korean barbecues are cool - there's a table with a hole in it with fire coming through, and we throw meat on it.”

“I've been a bit unlucky with small injuries.”

“I'm happy at Tottenham.”

“Mum's cooking is still the best thing. It's very healthy.”

“Football is about scoring, and if you want to do that, you have to go forward.”

“I'm a very lucky guy to play for my country, and I'm very happy and lucky to have this country.”