We have to enjoy ourselves and go for every trophy we can.
Gerard Pique
If you stop now and start to realise what you have achieved, then you start to relax, and you start to lose. I don't think about everything I have achieved. I will do it when I retire because then I will have a lot of days to remember.
I learned so much during my time at United. Sharing a dressing room with Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Ryan Giggs at such a young age was an amazing experience. I didn't play as much as I would have liked, but it was a master's degree in development both as a player and a person.
You have to live your life day by day, enjoy what you're doing right now.
I hope to keep being competitive until I retire, and I hope that's here. It's Barca or nothing.
I think that every day, more and more people are conscious of what Barca is, that Barca is a global brand, and you can go anywhere in the world and see a child wearing a Barca shirt, and that means a lot: not just that people like Barca but that they also like the colours and even buy the shirt.
I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see myself wearing any other shirt.
At Barcelona, we didn't do gym work until the age of 18. That was really hard.
There are stages in life in which you have to bring things to a close because of motivation.
I moved to Manchester United when I was a 17-year-old kid. Nemanja Vidic was five years older than me and Rio Ferdinand nearly nine years, and at the time, they were the best central defenders in the world. They never had a bad game.
I am and feel Catalan.
With VAR, the refereeing errors will be reduced, and therefore, we'll all be on equal terms. It will take a lot of the responsibility from the referees on vital decisions, like penalties and goals, and they will make far fewer mistakes.
Experience says it's not easy to find a center back for Barca.
As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.
When one is young, one can become distracted and overconfident.
My routine prior to a big game is the same for any other match. Eat, sleep, chat with teammates during the day, and then, as the match draws near, I listen to my music on the trip to the stadium and zone in.
It's a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done: then the fans are waiting for more.
Everybody knows that footballers have text groups on WhatsApp. I have one just for my friends from home, and I have another just for my Barca team-mates.
Sometimes you're more involved in controversy, and at other times, you're disconnected.
In order to eliminate injustices and to ensure there would be less controversy, I would introduce technology that would make refereeing better.
I remember, when I arrived in England, a lot of people said that my style of play was not for England.
Football is a very passionate world.
I was 17 years old and missed many things about Barcelona, particularly the food. Fortunately, Sir Alex Ferguson realised my situation and helped me to grow. For me, the gaffer was like a second father.
The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is very big.
Messi often has a crowd of opponents around him, but with Neymar on the pitch, too, at least two of those opposition players will have to be aware of him.
I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball. The ball doesn't go two metres far from his foot; it's always there. It's impossible to catch him. This talent I didn't see from anyone.
I always try to say what I'm thinking, what I'm feeling, and without fear of what others will say or think, and that's how I've always lived. Sometimes, this has ended up hurting me, and other times, it has helped me, but I think you can never forget who you are, and I've always been myself, and that one of the things I'm most proud of.
I arrived when I was a kid; I was just 17. I would have liked to have played more, but I learned a lot in Manchester.
Being called up to the national team isn't a competition of who's more patriotic.
The majority of Espanyol supporters are polite, but there are always rowdy minorities.
It is very difficult to find a player who stays at the same club for the whole of their career.
I am very proud of my three years there, of having decided to go to Manchester first - at 17, it was the perfect time for me to leave home because it helped make me as a person.
I consider that, in a democracy, everyone has the right to decide. If people don't have the right to express what they feel, we would be going back to a bygone era.
There comes a point when you realise that you're storming forward, that you can beat anyone, and this is what has ended up winning us the league and putting us in two finals.
Evolution is all about looking forward.
Barcelona is my life, and I do not plan to leave.
Politics is always a difficult thing to talk about because, like football, the views are radical. You think this way; that guy thinks the opposite way. It is, like, nearly a fight, and feelings are very strong.
Cristiano Ronaldo has not changed since we were both at Manchester United.
I don't associate this sport with anything except Barcelona.
I am proud to have been part of a Sir Alex Ferguson team.
I've done most of my career with Barca, with the exception of the period I played for Manchester United.
I think when people say Madrid are playing well and Barca are not and vice-versa, or when one wins the Champions League, it's better than the other, I don't think that makes sense. Everyone takes their own path.
I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.
In the Franco era, we couldn't defend our ideas.
I know that there are many people who are hoping that things don't go well for me.
My relationship with Ramos started off somewhat 'cold.'
Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how I understand it.
When I can talk about my teammates who help make me a better player, or even the coach who gave me the self-confidence to continue being who I am, these are fundamental people who have had an influence throughout my life and my professional career, and I'm very thankful to them, and they know it.
Completely, in the end, being at a club like FC Barcelona who must win titles, you have to stay motivated, and often times, using your head is more important than using your body.
For me, coming to the national team is like coming home.
