My Parents Wanted Me to Study a Lot: Mkhitaryan Turns 33

I do not feel like a star. I am an ordinary resident of Yerevan. The stars are in the sky.

June 2012
I am a very open person. I can listen to anyone if I feel that it is useful for me. But if they are far from football, I will not take their words to heart.

December 2012
I always try to learn. It's my guarantee for life. A person who has stopped learning is equal to the dead.

July 2013
I play football like chess. You have to think a lot and predict what can happen next after your move. If you make a mistake, your opponent can punish you, and you will lose the game.

September 2013
The offer from Anzhi was great. And I would have agreed if I didn’t have a dream. Since childhood, I aspired to be in one of the strongest clubs, which is why I chose Borussia.

February 2014
I really liked Zidane's game; it inspired me immensely. However, I never tried to imitate his style of play. I like to have my own.

April 2014
I play where the coach tells me. In general, no one has guaranteed me a place in the starting lineup. Therefore, I need to work and work.

August 2015
I don't want to sound arrogant, but I feel like I can play even better.

August 2015
Personally, for me, the motivation in the national team is victory alone. When we win, smiles appear on the faces of all Armenians, music fills the streets, and people celebrate our success as their own. What could be better than that? For me, the greatest motivation is those smiles.

September 2015
I learned Portuguese while training in São Paulo when I was 13 years old. Thanks to Lucescu, I started learning Italian, but I still cannot say that I have a good command of that language. At this moment, I can communicate freely in Armenian, English, French, Russian, Portuguese, and German.

March 2016
I pray for peace in Artsakh. I am deeply worried about my compatriots and their families.

April 2016
I am convinced that playing for a great club like Manchester United is worthy of my father's memory, the inspiration and the mindset he instilled in me when I was little.

July 2016
Everyone is given an opportunity. God distributes opportunities equally to everyone; the question is who will take advantage of it. It is wrong to say that someone is unlucky. To achieve something, mere talent is not enough; you must find your own way and reach the goal you have set for yourself.

May 2020
I am Armenian and proud of it.

April 2021
I have never played purely for enjoyment. Without titles, nothing will remain at the end of a career.

August 2021
Playing in England was my big dream. People said I did it only for the money. That’s ridiculous. I have never played football for money, otherwise, I would have gone to Russia or somewhere else.

November 2021
My parents wanted me to study a lot; how many think they will become football players? But one injury is enough... and if you haven't studied, you can't do anything.

January 2021
When I was 10-12 years old, I started supporting Arsenal. Wenger had a team that accepted boys; I dreamed of playing there. In the end, I did it.

January 2021
Armenia is not only a wounded country; it is also the women, men, and children who have an extraordinary ability for stability and strength to rise up.