A biography for Gerard Piquehasn’t been written yet.
“Everybody knows that footballers have text groups on WhatsApp. I have one just for my friends from home, and I have another just for my Barca team-mates.”
“We want the best players to be at Barcelona.”
“With VAR, the refereeing errors will be reduced, and therefore, we'll all be on equal terms. It will take a lot of the responsibility from the referees on vital decisions, like penalties and goals, and they will make far fewer mistakes.”
“I arrived when I was a kid; I was just 17. I would have liked to have played more, but I learned a lot in Manchester.”
“I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see myself wearing any other shirt.”
“Anything can happen in the Clasico.”
“For me, coming to the national team is like coming home.”
“I studied economics with some teachers from ESADE. It's a really good school here in Spain. They helped me to understand a little about numbers, stats, economics, etc.”
“I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.”
“It's true that sometimes we have paparazzi or some kind of photographers following us, but you have to live normal. I mean, if you try to not go to the supermarket or not go to the cinema, you won't live properly, and you won't enjoy living. We are trying to be as normal as we can.”
“Besides what he does on the field, one must thank Messi's human quality.”
“Experience says it's not easy to find a center back for Barca.”
“When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.”
“Luis Enrique has a clear idea, and the team has understood it perfectly. He asks us to press high up the pitch, to counter quickly when the opposition attacks and try to maximise the space between the lines with the speed we have.”
“I think the Catalonian people really identify with Barcelona - the fans are really proud of the team and the club.”
“The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very big.”
“As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.”
“Business is another kind of world that I don't think is as passionate. It is not the pressure to perform as you have in football. It is more about strategy, skill, about how you deal with all the information you have. Some of the things from football I can bring to business, and some things from business I can bring to football.”
“Shakira has a very great career, knows a lot, and has taught me a lot. She came into my life to transform it, and that makes me very happy.”
“Completely, in the end, being at a club like FC Barcelona who must win titles, you have to stay motivated, and often times, using your head is more important than using your body.”