A biography for Thibaut Courtoishasn’t been written yet.
“As a player, you want to win everything.”
“It's one of my stronger points claiming high balls. I'm tall, so that helps me. If you're a smaller goalkeeper, crosses in England are even harder.”
“Me, I like playing in England.”
“When I was younger, I bought 'FIFA' every year, and I still play now, so to be on the cover would be amazing.”
“To be on the bench is not the nicest thing.”
“Some players are more concentrated on what they will do after their football career and want to make sure their lives are financially settled. I prefer to play in big teams earn a little less money and win trophies.”
“When I saw Iker play at the beginning, what most caught my attention is that a goalkeeper of 18 could stand the pressure of the Bernabeu. He had to be very strong.”
“Since I left Atleti, I have improved my game with my feet considerably, and I have matured a lot as a person.”
“When you get injured for a long time, it's not nice because you are out of the team and not involved anymore.”
“I will try to show in every game that I am one of the best keepers in the world.”
“As a goalkeeper, you want to play.”
“It was so nice to see that the Chelsea supporters appreciated my talent and my work at Atletico.”
“I think life in London is good.”
“Everyone knows how much and how hard we train. If I hope to continue goalkeeping until I am 36 or 37, then you have to think about how I train.”
“I'd watch Edwin van der Sar and try and steal things with my eyes from how he played, because he wasn't all muscles and was a similar build to me.”
“You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organisation and know what to do, you'll know where the weaknesses are in the opponent.”
“Rumours affect any club where things are going badly.”
“When I joined Chelsea, I had to replace Petr Cech. I still talk to him today; he's a friend.”
“The Premier League is different to Spain.”
“You want to win everything that's possible, starting with the League Cup.”