41 Quotes by Carles Puyol

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.

What matters most is that the team always comes ahead of the players.

My memories from childhood always involve a football.

I was one of those players who loved to train and tried to enjoy every day, every session, every game.

For me to be able to play football was a gift.

It's frustrating to see part of your body not responding - even more so given the way I am and the way I like to train and always give 100 per cent. You experience sadness, anger, and powerlessness... you really want to do something, but you can't. In the end, however, you have to be honest with yourself and those around you.

Sometimes I played as a goalkeeper with my brother and his friends - they were all older, and nobody wanted to go in goal, so it had to be me!

I've been lucky enough to play for the Spanish national team and Barcelona, two sides who've shown that you can play good, attractive possession football and win major titles.