“I love challenges.” — Raphael Varane Quote

“I love challenges.”

“I watch a lot of players in my position, but if I had to name a role model, I'd say Lillian Thuram because of the way he carried himself on the pitch and everything he did in his career.”

“I'm quite shy and quite reserved. But when things start heating up, I don't hesitate to show my character, whether that's in good moments, like when we won the World Cup, or more difficult moments.”

“The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.”

“In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone.”

“Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life. I had a powerful sense that if I did not get a grip on my identity, my ethics, and my religion, I would go off the rails.”