I like teams which repeat their style, clubs that are synonymous with one style.

I don't really have a bad memory of anyone I've played against.

I want to win every game.

When you're leading 4-1, the opponent has nothing to lose.

I want all the titles.

I feel happy because I have enjoyed a lot making Barca fans happy by winning trophies, and that makes me proud.

I love coaches that think more about attacking than defending. As a football fan, I think that's wonderful.

Being a player for a big team like Barca, you have to be very strong.

Results like 8-0 wins build confidence.

If we want to be champions, we have to do our homework on all opponents, regardless of their position in La Liga or the stadium.

Messi is an extraterrestrial in every sense, and I'm very fortunate that I was able to enjoy the best, or one of the best, versions of him. Without a doubt, he's the number one, and to be that, you have to control every aspect and be very strong physically.

When someone oversteps the mark, there's a referee.

The basis of my confidence is that I wasn't a talented player. I was a talented human being. At school, I always had good figures. I was the captain of all my football teams. I studied physical education at the Academy, so I learned to analyse, to observe, and to take decisions.

I was 11 when my father died, so I didn't know my father so well.

Preparing your tactical formation is essential. Each player needs to know where he has to be, and that is why there needs to be mutual understanding: because you need absolute discipline.

The coach is the focal point of the team, but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.

A system depends on the players you have.

Players count for nothing. The team is everything.

With Luis Enrique, I never expected he would become a coach. He was an intuition player; he didn't speak with me about tactics.

When you have an older group of players, they play on automatic pilot a lot of the time, but with youngsters, you have more intuition.

A World Cup is always special because it is the highest podium on which you can show your abilities as an individual player or coach, and as a team.

I watch the Premier League, the Spanish and Dutch leagues, and a little bit of the German league.

You have to deal with a lot of things when you are a professional football player, and that is not so easy.

I am used to a lot of criticism.