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Quotes from Filipe Luis

I hope I can retire at Atletico Madrid.
~ Filipe Luis
It's true I wasn't as important at Chelsea. I never demanded that. What I wanted was to be a champion, because few people get that. I succeeded. But the happiness wasn't there.
~ Filipe Luis
Many players enter the pitch just to change shirts, but I don't.
~ Filipe Luis
I have always liked Chelsea a lot. I watch a lot of the Premier League, and it is a club where you can feel the warmth of the fans.
~ Filipe Luis
It's not easy playing against Barcelona in the Champions League. They are a club with a lot of history.
~ Filipe Luis
When I arrived at Chelsea, I had got used to playing 50 games, and suddenly, I was sharing my position with another player.
~ Filipe Luis
Paulinho will surprise many people. If he does not fit at Barca, he would at Atletico.
~ Filipe Luis
When you work with Mourinho, you have to know that the group, the collective is above the individual.
~ Filipe Luis
I'm always in the 'butcher' role. But the only way to stop Messi one-on-one is to foul him. Otherwise, if I'm alone, I'll only get the ball one in 20 times. I have to use other weapons, I know the best way to stop him. I know he does not like playing with his back to goal, you must be right on top of him when he gets the ball.
~ Filipe Luis
Some players benefit from criticism, but for others, they don't.
~ Filipe Luis
In the Premier League the big clubs can lose and drop points. Games that are supposed to be easy are never easy.
~ Filipe Luis
I was delighted when I found out that Atletico wanted to take me back. It's the best thing that could have happened to me.
~ Filipe Luis
I've had some of the best years of my career at Atletico and remember the supporters, my teammates, and the coaching staff fondly.
~ Filipe Luis
Wherever Mourinho goes, he is a champion.
~ Filipe Luis
At the level Neymar moves at, you do not change teams for money.
~ Filipe Luis
When I left for Chelsea, I wanted to prove that I could play in the Premier League, but it didn't happen the way I dreamed.
~ Filipe Luis
Playing with Coutinho is easy. He's a very quick player who dribbles well. He knows how to play out wide, and my job is not just to go past and help him: it's also to give the greatest number of passes to him in space around the opposition right-back.
~ Filipe Luis
He always scores the opening goal. Because it is one thing to score 30 goals with hat-tricks in easy wins, and another that 20 of those 30 goals are enough to win 1-0. Nobody does that as well as Diego Costa.
~ Filipe Luis
You know 'The Shawshank Redemption?' I've seen that movie, like, 30 times or something. 'Dirty Harry,' too - I love that movie.
~ Filipe Luis
With regards to the fans, whenever I've played in the Atletico shirt, I have given all that I can. I think I will win the fans back on the field and not with words.
~ Filipe Luis
Speaking about Mourinho is always controversial, and there's always some intrigue surrounding him. But he is an awesome coach who tries to take the maximum from each and every one of his players.
~ Filipe Luis
I consider my time with Chelsea a personal triumph.
~ Filipe Luis
Neymar and Hazard are amazing talents, but the player who gave me most trophies was Diego Costa.
~ Filipe Luis
In one year I won two titles - one being the Premier League. I have a trophy at home that not many people have and in possibly the most competitive league in the world.
~ Filipe Luis