For me, football is more than a sport, just look at the impact it has on society.
— Kylian Mbappe
I am aware of the risk with all the media attention, all the glitz and glamour around football. And that was the only piece of advice my father gave me about my future - to stay myself. I know where I come from.
It's really incredible to be compared to a player like 'King Pele' who is the King of Football. But what I must think about is working hard and following my own pathway and not thinking about people who compare you to other players.
Helping people, moreover those coming from where you grew up, this is the most important. Not everyone can succeed, but at least you can to act for them.
I have so much love for football, that I think is the reason why I seek refuge in training - I'm always guided by that desire to conquer, to win.
In terms of evolution, I think that for me, it's all about titles. That's what you become world-renowned for, what you've won, and not just the growth you've had on the pitch.
I dreamed of becoming a world champion, I dreamed of becoming France's champion.
I would like my celebrity to serve charity purposes, and to help people less well off.
Football is a sport that you play with a team and I think if you want to win the Ballon d'Or, you have to win the Champions League.
Individual trophies, I have quite a lot right now at home, but there will never be enough.
Bondy is a city that breathes football.
I did not have the moments of so-called normal people during adolescence, like going out with friends, enjoying good times.
I'm going to give everything I have got to make history with PSG.
You have to raise your game to the level of those around you. Then you have to maintain that high level, and by doing this I think I am improving naturally.
Those who talk about the sacrifices that they make throughout a career, I do not understand too much. For me, the real sacrifice would be getting up early in the morning to work.
When we make the effort for each other, it makes the difference.
The Parc is special, I came here when I was young.
Even if I am French, I have African roots. Helping African sport to develop is something that is very important to me. If I can use my reputation or other means to help, then I will.
I was a dreamer when I was younger.
I was a football fan, a kid who loved football and when you are a kid from Paris there are only two stadiums - the Stade de France or the Parc de Princes - and that is what makes Paris so special.
The greatest are an inspiration for all the kids who wake up early in the morning. Everyone watches you, is inspired by you and wants to be you. So you influence society. That's what being more than an athlete means. I want more kids to have that opportunity. I want everybody to start with the same chance.
When my kids ask me, 'What did you do when you were 18?' I will tell them I was already at Paris Saint-Germain, that I was already a star and had to stay at home. I'll have my stories about home.
It's one of the disadvantages of succeeding early. I missed simple things like having a driver's license. I think everyone has one. For so many people, a license is an obligation, but it wasn't for me. Licenses are often synonymous with autonomy, but I had my autonomy so early that I've had drivers at my disposal. It was never a priority.
When you are young, you admire the people you see on TV and you want to have the same gestures and the same attitudes and behave in the same way. It is a responsibility.
Now in the U.S.A., a lot of great players come after their careers in Europe, like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, great players.
You play with 10 players, you don't play alone.
The personal stats are good, but the collective is better.
You always have to keep some lucidity.
I am happy, and I am living the life I always dreamed of.
When you come to Paris you are at a club that has the ambition to be the best in the world, you have come to a club that wants to play in all the competitions.
Edinson is the perfect team-mate for players like myself and Neymar. He is always available, he's very mobile, and he has an amazing shot on him. He's a natural goal-scorer, a true professional and a very good person as well. He's one of the best strikers in the world.
Becoming a good player so quickly made me miss a lot of the normal life of a normal teenager.
As long as an attacker creates opportunities, everything is fine.
For me, the Parc was a place where I came when I had pocket money!
I want to specify that I pay my own taxes in France, for all my income.
As I always say - you have no feelings when you are on the pitch. You are there to play, to give the best for your team.
I am a very, very lucky player, a privileged player.
You should always focus on training and consider it a step forward. And each step is taking you higher and higher until you reach the top, which is where you should stay.
When you retire, people don't look at how good you became. They look at what you've won. We remember the winners.
It must be something extraordinary to be able to say to yourself that the happiness of every French person is in your hands.
I have always considered myself as a privileged person from a kind of elite among the lucky ones. So I think we should help all those who have not had the luck I have had, to use my fame to help.
I want to win the Champions League first. If I can win the Ballon d'Or, okay, but my objective is to win the Champions League first.
The most important thing is to win the Champions League because you can win the Ballon d'Or and not stay in history.
I dream of being managed by Arsene Wenger.
I have learned that the biggest stars and the greatest players are the most humble ones, the ones who respect people the most.
Playing with Neymar is something extraordinary.
Great players make history in their own country.
A great team relies on its leaders and they have to make a difference at key moments.
I've always wanted to play with great players.
Learning is fine, but you also have to win - you only have one career.