Quotes About Career

It's always special to return to Real Madrid because I've always considered it as being home. It's where I grew up, learned my trade, and the club has played a big part in who I am today.

I grew up at Real Madrid and played there a long time.

Real Madrid are Real Madrid, and any player would want to be at Real Madrid. Why would I want to leave Real Madrid? I wanted to play, nothing else.

When Real Madrid call you, you have to listen to them.

I want to stay at Real Madrid for a long time.

For any footballer who plays for Real Madrid in the modern era, the prospect of leaving the club must feel like a step down no matter where they go - but it does not have to be like that.

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.

Chicharito has had a very good career. He was at Man United and then when he left, he went to Real Madrid and then Leverkusen. He is the perfect striker.

My plan is to retire at Real Madrid.

I will never coach Real Madrid.

When Real Madrid want you, it is difficult to say 'No' but, when I got there, I knew I could not stay longer.

I was very young in the past at Arsenal, at Real Madrid as well.

With hindsight, if you want to play for Real Madrid, sacrifices need to be made but I was too young to understand. There are things I shouldn't have said or done. It was early in my career, maybe too early. I didn't know it was the only Champions League I'd win, for example.

I did very little at Real Madrid. I would have liked to do much more but I didn't get the chance.

I am very happy at Real Madrid, it is the team that formed me as a player and I hope I can stay for many years.

I've been working since I was 17, when I started playing for Fluminense, which helped me a lot, I grew a lot there and even more at Real Madrid.

I decided to join Bolton because I didn't get lots of minutes at Real Madrid.

All my life I had played in a back-four, at Real Madrid Castilla and at Bolton.

My father believed a real man didn't read, and my parents hoped I'd get some sense and find a job in insurance.

Actors are seen as celebrities, but they're just real people with families.

I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.

I never really saw my dad as entertained as when he was just completely blown away by somebody on the television screen or at the movies. I think that's the real reason that I went into acting.

I became interested in 'Smallville' when 'Aquaman' was not picked up and my mortgage was due. Kidding. The real reason is that it was an easy decision.