There was no time to think, I just hit it

If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

Some people like you, some people don't. In the end you just have to be yourself.

There are moments when the human body can overcome things you would never expect.

Perfection doesn't exist.

There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'

I'm back? I never went away.

Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.

What I do when speaking in public is trying to do it as best as possible and trying to make everybody comfortable with my words. Sometimes getting this is very difficult, but I try my best.

If there is one thing that all players have in common it is that winning, competitive gene; the ability to overcome obstacles and fight for what you want from your career.

La Masia is a place where lots of people live together but you are on your own.

Inconceivable!""You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction

Solitude sets you free from the rat race of life.

Self-discipline, self-realization and self-reliance.

I am a follower of Jesus and a student of the Buddha.

If I were forced to sum up in one sentence what the Copenhagen interpretation says to me, it would be 'Shut up and calculate!'

Cats are so interesting - endlessly fascinating.

The life that I have is all that I have and the life that I have is yours. The love that I have of the life that I have is yours and yours and yours.

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.

Power isn’t just about going forward. It’s about not letting anything hold you back.