Quotes from Raul

I'm not going to lie: not playing football will be very difficult for me.

I'm not a star. I am a football player, a team player.

So once the game begins, it doesn't matter if it's 10, 20 or 80 thousand fans. The objective is to win the match, and that's where my focus is.

My departure from Madrid was my own choice. I had one year left on my contract, but I decided to go for a new professional experience, so I joined Schalke. I have no problem with the club and our rapport is good.

Never mind a year, if you don't win one game, it can become a complicated week! Yes, that's life at Real Madrid.

I set the record at Real Madrid in the Champions League, but Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world.

The demands at Real Madrid are huge. The expectations are enormous. Sometimes, it is good. When you're winning, it's an amazing place and the fans are happy.

My first choice will always be Real Madrid, but working at a global level for La Liga can't possibly offend anyone.

Football has been my life and Real Madrid my home and together we have lived unique moments.

There are not many Cristiano Ronaldos in the world and Real Madrid has made a great financial effort, but Real Madrid wants the best team in the world.

I spent 17 years at Real Madrid and nobody can doubt that I'm a 'madridista.'

Real Madrid is my home and if I have the opportunity to go back and do something important, or something that really appeals to me, I'll do it.

Real Madrid is a very big club and bad results generate controversy.

I have been happy at Real Madrid and I will always be willing to help the club in whatever it needs.

Being a Real Madrid player is the greatest dream you can imagine.

Schalke, for me, is a great adventure, and I wanted to experience new sensations away from Real Madrid.

I want Real Madrid to win it all in 2011-12. The Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

You must believe in the players, their quality, and send the message that working together it was easy to win the Champions League and difficult for anyone to beat you.

I'm fully aware that Qatar are striving to become one of the leading sporting nations and they have big plans for football. Winning the honour of hosting the 2022 World Cup is the best possible proof of their intentions.

I never tire of repeating that I feel at home at Schalke.

A champion's thirst for titles should be insatiable.

This is Real Madrid. You have to win titles every year. And if you don't? Oof, it's complicated.

I think that the message Zidane has to offer will get through to the players, because he was a world-class player.

When I left Real, I left a great club but joined a great club.