I'm lucky enough to be mentally strong, which I think is fundamental for a goalkeeper. David de Gea More Quotes by David de Gea More Quotes From David de Gea I train every day to be the best goalkeeper in the world; that is my aim. David de Gea every-day best day world The time I spent on the bench helped me to reflect and think. It encouraged me to keep fighting and work. David de Gea me fighting work time At the end of the day, we're goalkeepers, and we live with making mistakes. We learn from a young age that you can make a mistake at any point. David de Gea day you age mistake You've got to trust in your own ability, back yourself, and the main thing is work really, really hard and fight to improve. David de Gea yourself you trust work Every goalkeeper has their own strong points and qualities. What I like to do is focus on every keeper. You can pick bits out of every keeper where they are particularly strong, and you can learn from things like that. David de Gea goalkeeper you focus strong When you have bad moments, you have to improve. You have to become stronger to deal with it, and I believe I have become stronger. David de Gea bad you moments believe In another country, at another club, the fans would not be the same as at Manchester United. David de Gea club manchester-united fans country I always try to do my best. David de Gea best try always I had a lot of tough times, and I know what it is. We must move forward, working equally and always strong. David de Gea know tough-times tough strong We are Manchester United, and we want to fight for everything. David de Gea fight everything united want As a goalkeeper, I'm well aware that any mistake can be magnified by the fans. But it's true that here at Manchester United, there's added pressure. David de Gea goalkeeper true pressure mistake To be fair, when you are really young, you don't think about the future too much. You just want to play with your friends. When you get older, you start to dream about being there, about being at a top team, so of course it's a dream to be at a team like Manchester United. David de Gea you friends future team When you do things wrong, even a couple of mistakes, the press has the right to criticise. Much more so when you're a goalkeeper - who remain in the spotlight forever. David de Gea goalkeeper mistakes things you The criticism I received only served to make me a stronger person. David de Gea person me stronger criticism What matters is the team and all of us being focused on what we need to focus on, which is winning games, rather than contracts or any topics that can be a distraction. What matters is focusing on football. David de Gea focus team winning football Mistakes are normal; everyone makes them. David de Gea them mistakes everyone normal The biggest thing for me is that I've managed to work through some difficult times, and those moments always make you stronger. It makes you a stronger person and a better player. David de Gea better me you work When it comes to United, if you don't win everything, it's not good enough. David de Gea good win you not-good-enough Being part of such a great club like Manchester United fills you with emotion, and you gradually realise how much the club means to the fans and the people who work here. They really live for the game, so that does become part of you, and you can only appreciate that having spent time here. David de Gea you work time people If you are at United, you need a manager with a winning mentality. We had that with Ferguson. Mourinho has it. He wants to win every game. David de Gea game win you winning
