Quotes from Marko Arnautovic

A lot of times I have fans asking for pictures and they say 'smile,' but I can't. It's not because I'm a mean person or don't want to be in the picture but I just can't do it when you say 'go, smile.'

I'm a football player and I have respect for every opponent, every defender and every team, but I'm not afraid of anyone and I'm not afraid to take them on and to make things happen.

I rate Dave Luiz as a top defender. He's very clever. But I don't know if he's as quick as me. And if he kicks me, he kicks me. It's fine. I can't react to anything.

Chicharito has had a very good career. He was at Man United and then when he left, he went to Real Madrid and then Leverkusen. He is the perfect striker.

You have one captain but, for me, it should be everyone who says something and help each other, then you can be a great team.

I love this club and I will always love this club no matter what. You have decisions you have to make in life, but I say from now it doesn't matter what happens I will always love West Ham and it will always be a big part in my life.

I had a slow start at West Ham, that's right. I came here and expectations were high because the fans were not quite happy with it. But as football players we have to deal with the pressure.

It feels special to me to be a West Ham player.

I respect what Gary Neville achieved as a player. He was brilliant at Manchester United and hats off to him.

I used to do taekwondo when I was small but I don't like to fight, I like to have fun.

I'm only doing my job, and if I score against Mark Hughes' team, it's nothing personal.

It's better I keep my mouth shut. Let my feet do the talking.

I learned to keep my mouth shut, to keep my hands down, just try to put the ball in the net. That is the best answer.

The defenders make me very angry. They are kicking, or they are pinching or they say things to me that I don't like. They try to do everything to take me out of the game. I learned to keep my mouth shut, to keep my hands down, just try to put the ball in the net. This is the best answer.

People look at Instagram and say they want money, they want this, they want that.

Yes, sometimes I have done some wrong things and I'm not an angel.

The M6 is terrible and there are always accidents when there is a big highway with lots of traffic.

If I was a normal player at West Ham and wanted to join a Chinese club, nobody would have said anything. But since I was a leader at West Ham and thought about that offer, I was suddenly a bad man.

The German police were actually after me when I was first in Stoke. They had put pictures of my face on the trees in Bremen and said: 'Find this guy.' They said I had an €80 fine to pay or something. But I spoke to my lawyer and I didn't owe anything.

Before, back in the day when I was young, when you had some problems, you dealt with it with your hands. No one had a knife.

I respect Mark Hughes and what he's done for me but I heard some things when he was talking about me and they were not good things.

Of course, you try to achieve some things to provide for you and your family, and your club can pay you whatever they pay you. But, for me, it's important to be healthy, stay on the pitch and give everything to make performances. This is priority number one for me.

I know how strong I am mentally, how I work on myself.

You don't mess with Pablo Zabaleta. He is not just looking hard, he is hard.