Quotes from David Silva

Playing big teams is something I really enjoy - the bigger the team the better.

Stuff happens in football. Sometimes it goes in your favour, sometimes it doesn't.

Thanks to the football, every time I go out and play, it releases the tension, and you forget about the problems.

The Champions League is the most important competition; it's fundamental to be involved in it.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

When you see Pep on TV or read his words in the newspaper, it is the portrait of a man who is the ultimate professional. But when you work with him, you don't just come to see him as a coach. You learn about his qualities as a man. It is that side of Pep Guardiola that the people on the outside don't get to see.

I have my life on the field, but when I finish that, I want a quiet life with my family.

People say I should go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but my team is Las Palmas.

Guardiola has helped me so when I receive the ball, I have space.

I love compliments; of course I do. Everybody wants to receive compliments. But the team is the important thing, and I'd rather win things as a team than finish up with individual honours.

It's very difficult in England because the season is very long and hard compared to other places. There's not a lot of recovery time at all, not even a break at Christmas. You just have to do your best and get on with it.

I don't know what happens with other players or what is in their heads, but for me - just win.

The Premier League and the World Cup are equally important to me.

After winning such an important title as the World Cup, to win the Premier League and to see supporters in Manchester who have waited so long to win it would be important to me.

There is definitely a difference when you are fighting for a title against clubs like United or Real Madrid or Barcelona. They are so used to winning, it means that you have to have a different frame of mind when you challenge them because that's the only way to overcome them.

The big difference between league football in England and Spain is that more teams compete here. In Spain, it is usually only two teams going for the title, which is not necessarily a bad thing because you get great matches between the two, but I think the English league is better for being more competitive.

The aim for the future is always to win titles, become champions of the Premier League, and more.

It's always an honour to help the Anfi Group - a hotel timeshare company where my mother worked for many years and which I will always support.

I am not too worried about not scoring many goals as long as someone else is.

Personally, I don't focus much about the statistics of goals and assists. I always want to improve, but I'm not worried about statistics.

I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.

When you sign players who are young and hungry, that's good for the side.