Erling Haaland Quotes

“I like to do a lot of things to turn off the "football head." I think that's really important so you don't get burned out, so you can relax completely in your mind. Because it's not easy to be a footballer; it's a lot of pressure.”

“Try to relax when I'm home with good people around me, that's really important. Just try to enjoy my life.”

“Sleep is very important.”

“The first thing I do in the morning is to get some sunlight in my eyes; it is good for circadian rhythm.”

“I think eating quality food that is as local as possible is the most important.”

“People say meat is bad for you, but which? The meat you get at McDonald's? Or the local cow eating grass right over there? I eat the heart and the liver.”

“It sounds psychopathic, but I like getting knocks. It's good sometimes; we need it.”

“It's good to have a little bit of pain here and there.”

“I suppose I have a lot of adrenaline in my blood.”

“It's tough not to play; I want to play every game.”

“All I want to do is play football.”

“I try to go out there and try to enjoy the beautiful game.”

“For me, my job is to score goals, of course.”

“I have to score as many as I can, as fast as possible.”

“You can train to anticipate what your teammates will do. I'm training it, but it is also an instinct that I'm born with.”

“I had a dream that I wanted to be better than my dad. Also, to live from football and live the football life. It is good to live that dream.”

“I want to have my own career, my own Erling Haaland career.”

“I have made perfect choices ever since I went to Molde, then Salzburg and Dortmund. I'm not complaining about that.”

“I came to Dortmund as a normal football player, and I am still a normal football player. It doesn't change.”

“I've been a City fan my whole life.”

“I'm happy the Premier League is as hard as it is.”

“I'm 196cm tall and have got long blonde hair, so wherever I go people are going to see me. So that's how my life is. What can I do?”

“My life has changed, of course; I can't live so normally any more. That's how my life is, I can't complain. I try to enjoy every single moment of it.”

“Of course every player wants to be at the World Cup. It's my dream to represent my country there, and I'll work hard to make sure that I do that one day.”

“I think I will have a small farm after I retire, in Bryne.”