Quotes About Spain

I was right choosing to play with Spain. It is a pride; the decision was easy. I love Spain.

If I return to Spain someday, Atletico Madrid would be one of my top choices without doubt. It is a club that I have a lot of affection for.

I'd been coaching since the end of my playing career, first with England's Under 21s, then Manchester United, and finally, in Spain with Valencia.

I was training in Spain for 15 months, and while I was there, my parents didn't want to be halfway around the world away from their 14-year-old daughter. So they migrated to the U.K. because they had Hungarian passports, and that's in the E.U., so they could work there.

I would be happy to go back to Spain at the right moment.

In Spain, people do not respect the players, the same in Italy. In England, it looks like a different world - the people admire the player, but also respect the player.

One hundred per cent, to play for Spain is my dream.

In Spain, they're never direct, and that frustrates me.

I'm always bragging, always laughing with my Spain team-mates at Barcelona, saying I'll take 30 per cent possession and two goals - a win is a win. It's football.

I know from my Real Madrid team-mates Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira and my family in Andalucia that people look up to me in Spain.

Robben is truly world class, proving himself at the highest level in England, Spain, Germany and on the international stage.

Playing for England in Spain was really hard but racism is still in the game, which it shouldn't be. I think when you're playing the best thing to do is block it out like you do with everything else.

I've achieved a lot in Spain.

I don't have family in Mexico. Nothing. I'm just from Spain.

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

I can't retire without going to Spain.

I could be in Spain, spending my time playing bad golf; financially I don't need to play snooker. I play because I love it.

In Spain you can't do anything. If you drive, everyone recognises you; at a restaurant you have paparazzi outside.

Financially, it's true that France does not have the same pulling power as England, Spain or Italy. But this is not the aspect that matters most to me.

In Spain, we always talk about Madrid and Barca for the title and that is normal because they are the two teams with the most history.

You can be a manager in Spain, France or Italy but when you come to England the intensity is totally different. It is about the fight, the spirit. The intensity is extremely difficult.

What's the problem that people have here in Spain with Maradona and Messi? They spend the whole day comparing them.

I feel like flamenco is part of this Latin music culture. It's from Spain, but flamenco has always been connected to Latinoamerica.

I would never rule out returning to Spain. I have good memories, and I would like to go back at some point.