Quotes About Real Madrid

With Ancelotti I played less, but he did extraordinary things at Real and this is what counts.

When we are little, we always dream, and the first teams that come into your head are those on the world stage for their marketing, their image, their publicity. That makes you dream about how nice it would be to play for Real Madrid, to play for Barcelona.

I like a lot to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are my favourite teams in La Liga.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

I knew sooner or later I would show my quality and show to everyone why I'm here, why Real made such an effort to bring me here.

If the opportunity came to manage Al Ahli then why not? I would also like to one day coach one of the globe's great teams such as Italy, Real Madrid or Juventus.

To be the coach of Real Madrid is an honour, and every coach has pride in that. However, one is also subjected to a wide range of critiques - some just, but others not. But when the criticism deteriorates into insults, which has happened many times, I don't appreciate that.

It obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous. There isn't a level playing field.

I've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

Real Madrid are a team of winners.

If a club has the cups it has, you have to think that Real Madrid is always capable of reaching the final and winning it.

All I dreamed of when I became a footballer was to play for a club as big as Real Madrid. It's maybe the most famous and best club in the history of football.

Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.

I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid...

Dortmund is a fantastic club, critical for my career. But my Spanish grandfather on my mother's side always wished that I play in Spain. And if, then at Real Madrid.

I've always said that I'm very happy at Real Madrid and I hope that, if God wishes, I can retire at this club.

I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.

At Real Madrid, you have to win everything.

Real Madrid are the biggest club in the world. They are a cut above Bayern.

When I went to Real Madrid, I was only 18 or 19 years old. It was my first year as a professional footballer. I was very young.

Real Madrid? I don't have any nostalgia or bitterness.

Both Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic are classy players, top midfielders. They play for Real Madrid and Barcelona. That tells you everything.

Being a defender of Real Madrid means being able to make very few mistakes.