Quotes from Pepe

In Turkey people really love sport, they only think about football.

Turkish people live football. Football is a passion of theirs. They demonstrate it with love and affection for their team.

I'm privileged to be able to train with sometime who is an amazing person, Cristiano Ronaldo.

I don't like to lose a 50/50, in the same way a striker doesn't like missing chances.

Cristiano is just one more player who is always motivated.

What Cristiano does is beyond compare. He has an unbelievable record and he's the best player on the planet.

Iker is a player who is part of Madrid. He's an institution, both in this club and in Spain.

What Zidane has done with Real Madrid is spectacular, but there are things I don't understand.

There's no need to undervalue anybody and even less Iker, who is a symbol here in Madrid. We have to respect everything he's done.

If there is a magic stadium in Europe, then it is the Bernabeu.

Mourinho is different. He stands out in many ways.

The Besiktas fans are very passionate. When you go out onto the pitch the noise coming from the stands always hits you.

Three goals in 90 minutes is possible, there is no doubt about it.

There is no point changing coach halfway through the year.

Off the pitch, Cristiano is an extremely normal person. When something gets out in the media talking about him... I look and I say: 'This can't be. It's a lie.'

At Madrid we are like one big family. We're all united because we know we have to be, otherwise we're going nowhere.

Porto prepared me really well and this didn't go unnoticed in Spain, as before I went to Real Madrid the club were known as a graveyard for centre-backs. They had amazing centre-backs that had failed there.

I love playing for Mourinho. He is honest and sticks to his guns.

I always want to give my utmost to try and bring happiness to the supporters.

When I go out on the streets, plenty of people still show that they like me.

People talk without knowing the real Cristiano. He's a normal person with normal habits like us. He likes his relatives. He loves his sons. He stresses the importance of being a father which I think is important. He's does this perfectly and naturally.

We center backs had to cover a lot of ground, and we had to be very physical with the opposing strikers.

Mourinho and Zidane are very different, one could say they are opposites. But it's not like one is bad and the other is good.

Everyone's opinions have to be respected. The coach has his, we have ours, the media have theirs.