41 Quotes by Carles Puyol

Samuel said he didn't want to continue but we wanted to convince him that he should not let them (the racists) get to him.

This defeat was just the latest in a series of wake-up calls that the team has received so far this season and we need to act now.

It was a bit of moral justice that soon after everything happened, we got the goals.

It was a good game against a well-organized team. We tried everything, but when Tito didn't stop us, we ended up being frustrated by the woodwork.

My parents were skeptical about me becoming a footballer and encouraged me to study.

There's a special part of Messi's brain allowing him to see the split-second chaos of football in his own personal super slow motion.

FC Barcelona is the national team of Catalonia

I don't have Romário's technique, [Marc] Overmars' pace or [Patrick] Kluivert's strength. But I work harder than the others. I'm like the student who is not as clever, but revises for his exams and does OK in the end.

Leo Messi is a spectacular player, there is nobody else like him. I should not because I have suffered so much in training. I think he is the best forward at the moment and I think he will be so for many more years. He has his feet on the ground.