100 Quotes by Raul

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.

I respect the decisions other players make but my life has always been about playing and all the rest of it did not really interest me.

From the time when I started out, the best players around then were Roberto Baggio and Ryan Giggs.

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

At clubs with constant media attention it is harder.

In my head the word surrender has never existed, because that is what Real Madrid is about.

My decision to pursue my career at Schalke 04 is in no way a mistake.

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.

When I go five games without a goal, there's always a debate. Everything else that I do on the pitch is never valued.