That's my favorite quote so far. Naruto always loved her, which is why he lied to himself and went after Sakura for like 10 years, didn't address the confession Hinata gave for 2 1/2 years, still pursued Sakura, told Minato that she was his girlfriend (while I always thought that was a joke to rile Sakura up, he never was like nah jk), told his dad as he was dying all over again that all of his mom's wishes weren't going as well as he'd hoped but he hadn't given up on them, then gives up on his fake love for Sakura and marries Hinata. Jesus, that is some weird logic.
If I'm not mistaken, I recall, that's said by naruto for hinata, not sakura. Idk if my -reading comprehension- really has changed now. So anyone who knows it better, please cmiiw.