Raul Quotes

You must believe in the players, their quality, and send the message that working together it was easy to win the Champions League and difficult for anyone to beat you.

Beckham has enough charisma to win over the fans quickly. All he needs to do is to show his class on the pitch. He’s one of the world‘s best and I’ve always been a fan.

What Cristiano has been doing is huge, but Madrid have a great team with players who can still offer more. The important things is that they keep working as a unit.

At clubs with constant media attention it is harder.

I was as excited when Beckham started to play with us as I am with the arrival of Cristiano.

My time in New York has been amazing.

All kids have the dream of becoming a professional soccer player, but to become that you need so many things. You have to have talent, be hard working, have support, have discipline. You also have to have ability, physical and technical, and understand the game.

Being a Real Madrid player is the greatest dream you can imagine.

Look, every club needs stability.

What brought me here was a desire to keep playing and the exciting project the Cosmos proposed to me. As well as being able to play, which is my passion and what I like doing, they also gave me the chance to help develop a youth academy, where I can bring my experience and knowledge to bear.

This is Real Madrid. You have to win titles every year. And if you don’t? Oof, it’s complicated.

My departure from Madrid was my own choice. I had one year left on my contract, but I decided to go for a new professional experience, so I joined Schalke. I have no problem with the club and our rapport is good.

I was lucky enough to play with Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Cristiano… but Messi is different; he makes everything look so easy, so effortless – even the impossible.

Having Leo Messi and Barcelona is good for La Liga – it’s a real delight.

I do not rule out any position in football. Not even the president.

I’ve always wanted to live in America with my family and learn more about its culture.

Real Madrid is my home and if I have the opportunity to go back and do something important, or something that really appeals to me, I’ll do it.

Joining Madrid is the best thing that could happen to anyone.

Every season is very difficult.

I have been happy at Real Madrid and I will always be willing to help the club in whatever it needs.

I like to work in a team. And for that you must have a structure that covers everything and that there is fluid communication.

Messi has a unique talent, he plays alongside quality players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Cristiano is also a great player.

I love playing games, but also training.

It is necessary that the coach has things as he wants.

The intensity and speed of the ball on turf are very different.

I was runner-up for the Ballon d’Or once and came third on another occasion. Could I have won it? Maybe. But I don’t care. Football is a team sport.

So once the game begins, it doesn’t matter if it’s 10, 20 or 80 thousand fans. The objective is to win the match, and that’s where my focus is.

I’m fortunate to have a great family.

I know a lot of marathon runners who are at their best when they are close to 40. You say to yourself, ‘It’s 42 kilometres and they are 37 or 38 years old,’ but the body can. What you have to make sure you don’t lose is your head. That is the most important thing.

Never mind a year, if you don’t win one game, it can become a complicated week! Yes, that’s life at Real Madrid.

I have always been there to help the team, sometimes coming off the bench, other times as a starter.

It’s important to get match rhythm.

My first choice will always be Real Madrid, but working at a global level for La Liga can’t possibly offend anyone.

When I left Real, I left a great club but joined a great club.

I speak with a lot of players who have stopped playing and they go to the gym for two hours a day and say ‘now I run 10km a day.’ When they were still playing they would complain about running for 10 minutes!

The European leagues and teams are more competitive, very technical. It was good to work in Qatar – a good experience for me for the future. In the U.S.A., the teams and the players are improving every season.

I’ve devoted my life to doing what I love: playing football.

Real Madrid is a very big club and bad results generate controversy.

In the Bundesliga you don’t have much time with your family.

I have five children of my own, so as a father I understand how important it is to help children in any way you can.

I believe that patience is fundamental in football. It is difficult as sometimes patience is not there. You must have a clear idea and a path you want to take.

I love to play, but to coach is very different.

I spent 17 years at Real Madrid and nobody can doubt that I’m a ‘madridista.’

When I was a player I always said I would only play for Madrid.

The affection shown to me by the Schalke fans is extraordinary and unforgettable.

I don’t really understand what ‘Galacticos’ is supposed to mean. It’s a term I dislike. I like football, pure and simple, and that concept isn’t part of football. It’s something else entirely.

Pogba is a player that Madrid would love to have – as would any team.

Having a successful career as a player does not ensure that you will be a good coach, I have to prepare myself.

I was at Madrid for 17 years and, save for Vicente del Bosque and Jose Mourinho, I never saw any coaches stay for many years.

I set the record at Real Madrid in the Champions League, but Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world.

I never tire of repeating that I feel at home at Schalke.

Schalke will always be a part of my life.

I believe that soccer in the United States lacks an idol and they should do everything possible to create one.

The things you learn when you’re young you don’t forget.

It was only a matter of time until my records fell.

I got used to playing at half-empty stadiums at Al Sadd. There was no one in the stands in Qatar.

I like to do things step by step.

A champion’s thirst for titles should be insatiable.

Schalke, for me, is a great adventure, and I wanted to experience new sensations away from Real Madrid.

You need to take care of yourself, have a good diet, rest sufficiently and have a lot of enthusiasm.