Olivier Giroud

I know too well how much I am going to miss football after my career for me to put up my own barriers.

All of my career, I have been - how can I say this? - I have been through certain difficulties, and I have always tried to make it motivation to get better and better.

Football is very hard, and people see only the nice part of the job.

As a striker, what you got used to on a daily basis, it is to be applauded when you score goals. When the opposite happens, it's difficult.

My ambition is to win some trophies. That's why I am playing football.

I don't want to big myself up, but goals like mine leave a mark on history because they're rare.

The Premier League is my main target.

When you are a striker, you need to give a lot of effort for the team, to keep the opponent under pressure, to press them, to win the ball fast - that's what I try to do to help the team. After that, I try to make some goals.

It is really nice to play in the Champions League, because we play against the best teams and the best competition in Europe.

When people are talking about a player to come and take your place, you take it personally because it's your position.

Arsene Wenger gave me the possibility to bounce back.

Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.