Quotes from Sergio Ramos

At Real Madrid, we have many good players that the team can learn from.

I think Pique, apart from the odd personal remark, has never had a bad opinion about any of my teammates at Real Madrid, but obviously, when he attacks Real Madrid, our club, and our institution, it kind of tarnishes all of the rest of what he says.

Being the captain is a great privilege and a responsibility to lead a great group with different cultures.

Flattery and criticism are always in our profession.

You cannot force somebody to be a different person.

Throughout my career, I have faced the best forward players in the world - many of them who are considered among the greatest ever. For me, there is never a fear. A respect, yes, but never a fear.

Sometimes you lose; that is football.

Since Carlo Ancelotti has arrived, he had emphasised hard work and intensity, and now that is what Real Madrid are associated with. He has playing experience, which makes him different to other coaches.

Defending for a team as offensive as Real Madrid isn't that easy.

Real Madrid go for everything right from the start of the season. They always fight for the three competitions.

I think of myself as a great player, but the fans have to decide whether that's true.

We must take on each match as best we can and try to recover from each as quickly as possible.

We've had to handle defeat many times, and you can't drawn any conclusions.

The margin for error in the Champions League is tiny.

In the end, individual titles are achieved with the help of all your team-mates.

We have to keep calm and stick together; that's the key to success.

I've always loved Nike shoes, and I'm in a position where I like to collect them now, especially the limited-edition Jordan and Air Max pairs. My house is full of special releases.

I have achieved lots of things throughout my career that are very, very good, but if they rewarded me with a Ballon d'Or, that would be historical.

I know the English fans will treat players as they deserve, and I'm not worried about that in the slightest.

What remains of the kid at Sevilla is the same dream of always wanting to win. I still have that today.

I am not someone who holds grudges, and I want to remember the good things about our time with Mourinho.

When the list is made of the all-time best players, Totti will certainly be in there. I really believe he will be remembered as one of the greats.

It's true that when I started out, I was more a fan of attacking players and one in particular: the Brazilian Ronaldo, Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima. Another of my idols was Claudio Caniggia, an Argentinian forward with long hair, who I liked a lot. It's because of him that I started to grow my hair long!

Ignorance makes you very bold.