A biography for Virgil van Dijkhasn’t been written yet.
“I am very hard on myself. I know the slightest loss of concentration, the slightest mistake will be punished. I try to limit it as much as possible.”
“Fear is not something we feel at Liverpool.”
“Everyone can get better. That's how I feel and that's what I want to do.”
“Just focus on doing what you love to do and play your best game. Get your qualities out of the pitch, enjoy your game and don't think about the other things.”
“You need to have dreams, you need to go for it, otherwise why would you be a footballer?”
“I remember starting 'Game of Thrones,' everyone said 'you have to watch it,' but I thought 'it's science fiction, it's not real, it's nothing.' I gave it a go and then couldn't stop watching it.”
“I am very happy with it, it is a great honour to be the captain of your country.”
“The bigger you get as a player, the bigger the spotlight.”
“When I went to FC Groningen, I had to take my bike to training - my first wage went on driving lessons. Before I signed my contract, I was 15 or 16 and working as a dishwasher in a Breda restaurant.”
“Why be negative when you can enjoy life and be positive? That's something I learned over the years.”
“Every step of my career was hard work.”
“We can do what we love to do and also to play for Liverpool - they are such a big club. You need to enjoy it but the pressure will always be there.”
“I hate losing, like everyone else.”
“Quite a lot of things are more important than playing football and what we do, we are blessed.”
“I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.”
“If I watch big games like the Champions League on TV then I'm definitely watching what different centre-backs are doing in certain situations.”
“The only thing I want to do is focus and get better.”
“Life is too short to be negative.”
“I need to be coming off the pitch every game with my voice gone, and that's something I can bring. I am just someone who likes to organise, make sure everything is well organised, because that makes it a lot easier for yourself too.”
“You take every opportunity you have to win a trophy. That is always the goal, and winning makes it a little bit easier the next time.”