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“Football is my job, and all that matters is the present, the next game.”
“Of course my first goal is to save the balls. This is obviously the most important thing as a goalkeeper.”
“I don't want to attract attention because I open my mouth.”
“Every position is difficult, but you're always involved in the biggest chances of the opponent; when there's a goal, you're always involved. It's difficult to explain, but this is the importance of the goalkeeper: he's always concentrated, even if he's not running as much as other players. He always needs to be focused.”
“Education has been really important for me.”
“Spending time with my family is very high-rated. It's what I really like to do on my holidays.”
“I'm being called 'Messi with gloves?' I think he's had a great level over many years. You shouldn't compare yourself with that.”
“You can and must always keep improving and working on your game - not just your weaknesses but also your strengths.”
“As a goalkeeper, if you make 10 world-class saves but then miss one shot, or you let in a pass, you're there in the highlights afterwards - and, let's be honest: that is what most people see.”
“The truth is that I have full belief in myself.”
“I can't say who is the best, because all of them have their qualities. There are many goalkeepers out there who can make a difference.”
“The most important thing is not stagnating, to keep improving.”
“I loved scoring goals. I played to score goals. It's what made me happy.”
“No one can take away the experiences I have had.”
“It is important to have the attitude and self confidence to be Barca's goalkeeper, and that I've got.”
“At the beginning, it is all about fun. I had a lot of fun. But then, when I was 10 years old, more or less, I had a coach who said that I had a strange running style. I was about to leave... I had a decision to take: if I leave or if I stay, but as a goalkeeper.”
“I am happy when I play.”
“Coutinho's very calm, I think. He's very grounded and a good person.”
“If you think two steps ahead, you forget what's important in the now.”
“I had some different positions. At first, I was a forward, and then, step by step, I kept moving back, and now I'm here at the goal. This was my way.”