Quotes About Soccer

It would have been naive to believe that it's an easy job to become the undisputed No. 1 at Barcelona, but that's my target, and it's something I will tackle with all my ambition.

I think there was a time where the target man went out of fashion and it was all about the small and quick striker.

The Champions League is a target for me in any case. I want to win this title.

Dad's very hard on me and is my biggest critic, so 10 is always going to be the target. He has said that my whole life. If you are averaging 10 goals as a midfielder, you are having a good season.

Messi never wants to be subbed off, but it's my task to take care of him.

I was a young player at Real, but working with players like Zidane and Beckham every day taught me such a lot: how you win and lose as a team and how you must respect your team-mates.

I don't think we should compare club teams with international teams because they are different cups of tea.

I manage a team, for beach soccer. I'm the coach. Player, coach.

For me, games against Arsenal are always beautiful because in my childhood they were my favourite team.

We are glad not only to bring a professional soccer team to Miami but also to support all of its communities through our social responsibility commitment.

I've got friends progressing into the England team and being in the squads. I'd like to think one day I'll have a shot at doing that.

My favourite team is Liverpool. My favourite player is Michael Owen, and I would like to play there.

I was obsessed with learning about social behaviors. I remember explaining to my mom that kids on my soccer team were fighting because of dyads and triads.

When I started, I was a striker for the first few months. Our goalkeeper didn't show up once, and the team was asked who wanted to fill in for him. No-one really wanted to, but I thought it would be an interesting challenge, so I agreed to do it.

When I talk to my colleagues from the national team, they always talk to me about Real Madrid.

I think football is a team sport.

I played soccer until I was like 10 or 11, maybe 12. I had fun with it, but it was a team sport, and I hated losing, and we kept losing, so I quit.

My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.

Not everything is seen that happens on the pitch - the teammate in a good position, where it might get dangerous, how a situation develops.

I ensure I am focused throughout the game, whether that is making a chance for myself or receiving the ball from a teammate to score.

I will miss Messi so much. He's a great teammate, a great guy. We've lived a lot of things together, a lot of matches, a lot of goals. He knows me well.

I like to dribble and give the decisive pass to my teammates.

The grass, the sound of the ball, the jokes with my teammates - that's what I will miss most. That is what fulfills you most on a daily basis.

I didn't really think I was really good, I was just playing the game because I enjoyed playing it with my friends. Then once I started playing organized soccer, parents, coaches and other teammates were telling me to keep going and that I could become something so I started believing it.