Quotes About Football

Yaya was much better than Sergio Busquets at Barcelona. But he was behind him in the pecking order and he found that hard to accept. I advised him to come to Manchester City while I was still there.

I'd like not only to test myself against Barcelona, but top teams from the other leagues.

At Barcelona, it's normal to win most of the games and sometimes it's too easy.

Barcelona is the best club in the world, there's no other place like this.

When I was 17 Sevilla came for me. At 18 Valencia, at 19 Villareal before Barcelona.

I have a lot of affection for Porto but who would not want to play for Barcelona with the quality they have?

Yes, Manchester United wanted me and Barcelona too.

I always played sports when I was young. I played football and baseball for eight years. I loved football.

We know in football nothing is done and things can turn very easily if you don't respect basics.

Then I went to UCLA - so of course I became a huge Bruin basketball fan... and later came to football.

I love basketball, but I miss football every time I watch it.

I really have a love and passion for football. I enjoy basketball, but it's not something I love. You have to let things go that are not for you.

For me, in football, everything is possible, and every game is a battle.

I like that defender-versus-striker battle, that challenge.

You win the physical battle first, and then you win the football. If you try to do the football first and not the physical stuff, that doesn't work.

I focus on playing football, and there are many battles you have to think about and which must be won.

Obviously international football is going to be different, I understand that.

I will always be grateful to Liverpool. It is a very special club.

I just try to be happy playing my football.

I'd be happy to play in Sao Paulo. It would be a dream; that would be very exciting.

It would be nice to go back to Rome; it's my old club. I love the fans there, and they love me, too.

Shooting from outside the box, it would be nice to get a few more goals from outside the box.

A return to the Eredivisie would be nice, but only if it's Ajax. I don't want to play for another team.

There are a lot of guys who football is all they have. And I love football to death, it got me here, it's what I've been doing since I was nine years old, but football ends at a point in time and you've got to be prepared for life after football.