Quotes from Sergio Ramos

When we don't win, we have to draw conclusions and assess our mistakes. Things can always be improved.

When you win many titles, the rivals are full of antipathy towards you.

Whoever says Real Madrid are dead is always proved wrong in the long term.

There are many penalties which referees don't see. Sometimes they are right, and many other times, they are wrong. That is football.

Barcelona are not invincible.

I wake up every day with tremendous enthusiasm.

I wake up every day with a smile, and in that sense, I feel the same as I did when I arrived at Real Madrid in 2005.

To become a great player, you've got to show real dedication and commitment to football, and you've got to be very humble and hard-working. And, above all, you've got to fight to make your dreams come true.

The good thing about playing at home is that the crowd makes you feel that, sooner or later, you can win the game. We feel it on the pitch.

It is a mistake to mix politics and sport.

You have to learn from bad moments.

There is no bigger motivation than playing in a UEFA Champions League final.

It's typical at Real Madrid that we often seem to be going through a revolution.

Right-wing, pivot, centre-back, full-back, right, left. I've never felt uncomfortable anywhere.

We need the right attitude and the right motivation - that can decide the match above everything else.

You can never take Madrid for dead.

Football is like that: there's a new game every three days.

Every day, I wake up eager to learn new things, and I am grateful to Mourinho for that.

To play and to win against England is big news around the world, and footballers are always grateful for that.

I think Totti would've had no problem playing in another big club. He's a born hitman, and great players always find a way to fit into a team.

Football is to unite, not separate.

Music is a way of expressing my mood, and it definitely helps to motivate me before a game. It also helps me move on from past defeats or keeps my mind busy when I'm not playing, so music is definitely something that follows me every step of every day.

There are no words to describe the Clasico. It is totally different and the most important game in the world.

I always said that when Madrid win, it wasn't just because of Ronaldo, Kaka, or another, and when you lose, it is not fair to blame the failures on these people alone.