If as a child I had written a story, the best story that I could imagine, I would have written as indeed is happening to me.

If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake.

Every professional footballer should seek to play at least one game at Celtic Park. I have never felt anything like it.

When I see Messi play, in my opinion, he should win the Ballon d'Or every year. He is an unbelievable player.

I like Pique a lot. He has class. He knows how to defend and also how to score. He is perfect in a duo with Carles Puyol.

I can say that Thiago Silva has no rival in his position. He is by far the best defender in the world. It’s a compliment for me to be compared to him.

It certainly is a very difficult group,. We're still bleeding after the Champions League final and want our revenge.

Your first teacher is your mother

I must say, cowboy, I'm impressed. I was worried you could only handle eight seconds at a time.

I not only bow to the inevitable I am fortified by it.

Seek home for rest, for home is best.

When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.

Maybe it's a little more pertinent now since the whole concept of evolution is being questioned by the know-nothing Republican right. Yes, maybe the play's a little more pertinent now.

Domenech is the worst coach France have had since Louis XVI.

I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.

I don't like giving speeches - I enjoy sitting on my rump.

Children don't make judgments about which details are important... a child captures them all.