“My family wasalways present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.” 

“From the age of three, I played every day—morning, afternoon and night.” 

“What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.” 

“From the age of three, I played every day—morning, afternoon and night.” 

“It takes sacrifice as well as talent.” 

"I know how important it is to have a helping hand. In my childhood I had difficult times because of hormonal problems. If I hadn’t had support, I wouldn’t have been able to fulfill my dreams.” 

“At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet.” 

“At the Olympics, everything was beautiful.” 

“If I had to pick one out it would be Ronaldo. He is a player I would pay to watch.” 

“I needed medical treatment and it couldn’t wait. I was 1.32m [4' 4"] tall and 11-years-old. It wasn’t an issue of vanity.” 

“I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.”

“I go out and do the best I can in each game, and I don't think about the fouls other players will commit or whether I might be injured. It only does you harm to worry about those things.” 

“I still have a lot of room for improvement. For example, I want to shoot equally well with both feet.”

“The Barcelona youth program is one of the best in the world. As a kid, they teach you not to play to win, but to grow in ability as a player.” 

“Being named among the best is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.” 

“You have got to love the game.”