Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.
Sadio Mane
The best thing you can do is remember your home town.
Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.
I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste of time and I'd never succeed at it.
I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who'd made it in the major championships.
I have a chef who cooks for me. I like to eat healthy.
It makes it easy for a player when you've got really good teammates and when everyone wants the same thing.
You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.
I was brought up correctly and in the right way, and my parents are very proud of the fact that I am a professional footballer.
I think everything is possible.
I was a Barcelona fan. My favorite player was Ronaldinho. But I watched a lot of English football and admired lots of English teams.
The power of Liverpool Football Club is the collective. We always do everything together; this is our power.
When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could, and the fans saw I was determined to win.
The first time I watched a World Cup game was in 2002. That was the first time Senegal had ever qualified for the World Cup, and it was great moment that I will never forget in my life. I was ten years old at the time, and that experience of watching my country in a World Cup is what inspired me to become a footballer.
We are Liverpool, we are strong, and we can beat any team in the world.
A good thing for footballers is not to think too much, especially when you've got to move to a big team like Liverpool, because that's when you start to confuse your mind.
I'm someone who likes to listen, who likes to watch, and who likes to learn.
I would prefer to play for and against an attacking team, but I am now used to playing against defensive teams.
I prefer Liverpool. The way we play is good for all of our players.
I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.
Everyone likes Klopp. He is one of the best in the world, and for us to have the chance to have him as a coach makes us all happy.
Honestly, I don't know the word 'pressure,' because football is my job. I always enjoy it.
The wrong team wanted me, by the way - of course United. I spoke with Van Gaal, and they even made an offer, but for me, it was not the right club and not the right moment.
Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.
It was a tough moment for me when I was in Senegal, especially when I was young. I was born in a village, I grew up there, and they don't like football.
It was a bit difficult in England at first with the weather and the rain, but I love the football culture in this country.
I am different as soon as I am on the pitch, because I had to fight so much and work so hard to become a professional footballer, so I have to give everything that I can.
There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.
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.
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.
If you want to be successful when you play, you have to be free in your mind, and that happens if you know that everything is taken care of - you just focus on the football.
When you see the rival make a certain pass, you don't need to look behind you. You know 100 per cent that all your teammates will go with you.
You can't say when you are 25 years old that you know everything. You don't.
Officials are human beings, and sometimes we all make mistakes.
If you have Real to face, you have to think about them - they are one of the best teams in the world.
I really don't like not being able to help my teammates.
Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.
I didn't dream about becoming a professional: I dreamed about becoming the best in the world.
I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.
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.
Liverpool are a massive club with a big history that has won many trophies over the years, and as soon as I was told of the possibility to come here, and I knew the manager wanted me, I said yes.
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 was a very good dribbler as a young player, but now that I've got more experience, there are some useless things that I don't do anymore.
It is very exciting to be playing in the Champions League because it is the dream of every player in the world.
The people in Senegal like me, so I am happy.
I never doubted how I could help the team, and I never stopped working hard every day in training.
I won't touch alcohol.
I think it's a personal pride to hear everyone talking about me.
I am a lucky boy.
Diouf was one of the best players in the whole history of Senegal. He did a lot for the national team, and everybody knows and respects him for that.
