Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.
Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.
It's like everything in football - and life. You need to look, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find space, you need to help others. It's very simple in the end.
I'm not religious. In Spain all 22 players make the sign of the cross before they enter the pitch. If it works all matches must therefore end in a draw.
You have got to shoot, otherwise you can't score.
Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.
Italians can not beat us, but we can certainly lose against them.
Football is a game you play with your mind.
To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent.
There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style.
I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.
Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.
Football is now all about money. There are problems with the values within the game. This is sad because football is the most beautiful game. We can play it in the street. We can play it everywhere.
Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.
Coincidence is logical.
Without the ball, you can't win.
One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.
I look at Messi, and he makes me laugh. A beautiful footballer who is still like a kid. A world superstar, but still a kid. Innocent, you know. He just plays.
When I don't have control of the ball, what do I do? I press to get it back. It's a way of defending. But more important is that I like to have the ball. That's why I believe in individual coaching sessions to prepare players properly.
