Quotes from Gerard Pique

In order to eliminate injustices and to ensure there would be less controversy, I would introduce technology that would make refereeing better.

I learned so much during my time at United. Sharing a dressing room with Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Ryan Giggs at such a young age was an amazing experience. I didn't play as much as I would have liked, but it was a master's degree in development both as a player and a person.

There won't be more Messis, and we don't expect there to be more, as there won't be another generation in La Masia like the one with Xavi, Busi, Puyol, Iniesta and me.

Completely, in the end, being at a club like FC Barcelona who must win titles, you have to stay motivated, and often times, using your head is more important than using your body.

It changes everything, absolutely everything. The love you feel for your child transforms everything. Now you have someone helpless and tiny that depends on you and only you. You look at him and know that your world is focused on him, on that part of you.

We have to enjoy ourselves and go for every trophy we can.

Besides what he does on the field, one must thank Messi's human quality.

Every year, Messi seems to reach his limit, but he always ends up exceeding that. He is the best.

With Messi, we're talking about the best player in the world. It doesn't matter if he's a little bit injured: he can still change everything.

My routine prior to a big game is the same for any other match. Eat, sleep, chat with teammates during the day, and then, as the match draws near, I listen to my music on the trip to the stadium and zone in.

My relationship with Ramos started off somewhat 'cold.'

I think that every day, more and more people are conscious of what Barca is, that Barca is a global brand, and you can go anywhere in the world and see a child wearing a Barca shirt, and that means a lot: not just that people like Barca but that they also like the colours and even buy the shirt.

The only problem is that there are a lot of people here in Catalonia who want to separate from Spain and a lot of people who don't want to. We are talking about 50-50, more or less, and that is why it is difficult.

I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball. The ball doesn't go two metres far from his foot; it's always there. It's impossible to catch him. This talent I didn't see from anyone.

Luis Enrique has a clear idea, and the team has understood it perfectly. He asks us to press high up the pitch, to counter quickly when the opposition attacks and try to maximise the space between the lines with the speed we have.

Arbeloa said he was my friend, but I don't consider him my friend - maybe someone I know, but not my friend.

I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.

For me, coming to the national team is like coming home.

I have always said that to play for the national team is a pride and a great motivation.

Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how I understand it.

I'm very proud of all the career I've had with the national team.

There are stages in life in which you have to bring things to a close because of motivation.

I can't stand comparisons to the past. It doesn't matter what we did in previous seasons.

It is very difficult to find a player who stays at the same club for the whole of their career.