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“I want to thank my two English clubs: Liverpool for bringing me to the Premier League and Chelsea for the trophies I won.”
“If we win trophies, we have the chance to win individual awards because it comes with the team targets.”
“I had team-mates who didn't care if the team won or lost because they were not playing. I never wanted to be like that.”
“When young players become one of the best in the world, everyone wants to sign them.”
“The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup. I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: 'I won more money.'”
“I don't want to imagine the time when I have to stop playing.”
“At Liverpool, winning is customary.”
“I'm a quiet guy, but on the pitch, it's different. You have to do everything you can to win and help your teammates.”
“When I played against Chelsea, there was always a big motivation because it was a special game; it was always one of the biggest games of the season. This is one of the reasons why I wanted to join Chelsea: because I want to be part of this kind of team.”
“Liverpool is a fundamental part of my life. They don't remember me that way, but time will change that. I could not have chosen a better place to go when I left Atletico.”
“Liverpool was a special city that took to me; I will always remember how special that place was. I obviously don't miss the rain.”
“Chelsea gave me all the trophies I have as a football player. I saw my kids growing up in London.”
“Chelsea gave me what I was looking for when I left Liverpool trophies. I'll always see it as a success.”
“Fitness is important, but the most important thing is how you adapt and the way you feel physically. To adapt to a new position. To try to change your game.”
“Liverpool gave me a second home. I was 24, I left my team, my town, and I went there. My memories there are just amazing. I have no words to thank them enough, and that's why I will always be a fan.”
“Domestic titles are very important, but to win the Champions League, you are saying, 'We are the best team in Europe.'”
“Liverpool had a lot of success under Rafa Benitez, and that is difficult for anyone to follow.”
“Messi is the best. I have not seen or will ever see a player like Lionel Messi.”
“After winning the European Championship with Spain, I know exactly how it feels to win a major trophy, and I know that, if we can win at Liverpool, it will feel the same or even better than it did with Spain.”
“Big clubs in Europe always go through difficult spells where it appears as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel. But because they are big clubs, they always come back, and they do so with a vengeance.”