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“I try to live football every day.”
“That's one of the core qualities at Real Madrid - you've got to be able to win all the time.”
“The coach can only choose 11 players to start. It is a difficult decision.”
“Winning is important to give us confidence and assessing how the team is doing.”
“From the moment I left Sao Paulo and Brazil, I was fixed on staying here, playing for the first team and succeeding at Real Madrid. That was always my dream. But it was an advantage to be able to join Castilla first.”
“I always hold my head up high.”
“Statistics are there to be broken.”
“I don't see Neymar as an opponent or an enemy, but as a partner.”
“You have to take each match as it comes.”
“Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball and that I don't just sit deep.”
“It's an immense pride for me to be captain of the national team.”
“Making excuses is not my profile or that of Madrid.”
“You have to know the time to suffer, you have to know the time to attack, you have to know the time to defend.”
“We all want to win as many trophies as possible.”
“It's football. Sometimes it's unfair.”
“Lopetegui called me and convinced me to go to Porto. It was the best decision of my life.”
“There are not many number fives but the best are Busquets, Tiago, Gabi... I also learn a lot from Xabi Alonso. He is also among the top.”
“Benitez is a coach with high expectations of his players, he demands a lot and I like that. He knows how to communicate with his players and he is intelligent.”
“We have to play our football.”
“Every time I take the field, I know I have to run hard for my mum, because of all the tough times we went through. Only we know how difficult it was.”