James Rodriguez

“I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.”

“In football, there is always friction, collisions, contact. But I am used to that.”

“I basically live for the game. You constantly have to train yourself and take care of your well-being - your mind and your body. In the morning, I usually train. In the afternoon, I do everything I need to do in order to remain physically healthy. Basically, that is my entire day until about 6 or 7 P.M.”

“In a big club, you always want to win titles.”

“Players at the top level have to be ready for everything.”

“I think it's something great to win the Champions League with Madrid; it's something special to be at a club that wants to win something, and I hope we can win it again.”

“What the not-so-good moments gave me at Real Madrid, I think they helped me grow.”

“When you get kicked, you must know that the response is to play better. That is the way I have always thought. That is an extra motivation for me to play better.”

“I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that you can play in the big leagues and achieve all of the goals you hope to accomplish throughout your life.”

“I feel more comfortable where I play for Colombia because I like to be closer to the goal; that works better for me. I can score and pass from there. But as a player, I have to be prepared to play in any position.”

“You always dream to have a great World Cup.”

“The Bundesliga is very attractive, and I always watched Bayern games as a kid because it's a very big club.”

“Carlos Valderrama was the one I admired most, really. At the time, he was a top player, and I had a lot of admiration for him. I met him once, and he's a great person, someone who provided the country with a lot of joy. He was a very intelligent footballer who could create something out of nothing as well as score goals.”

“I have a great deal of respect for other clubs and admire the good football they play, but ultimately, Real Madrid are Real Madrid.”

“I try to improve every day so that things go well. You must keep training strongly every day.”

“I've liked Real Madrid since the days when Zidane, the Brazilian Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, and Fernando Hierro were around. I've been following them religiously since then.”

“I'm a great professional. What's been said about me going out a lot at night is a lie.”

“It was always my dream to play for Real Madrid, and I'm going to go on living it because I'm staying.”

“I'll play where the gaffer decides: in the middle, on the right, or on the left.”

“The game in Spain is more about technique and about getting more touches on the ball. That's why I like it so much.”