Xavi Quotes

Being Indian is not blood as much as it is culture.

A football team represents a way of being, a culture.

Skiing not only for yourself and your family, but for your country, was surreal. The amount of support I got from back home in Indiana was insane.

It means the world to me to represent the Hispanic community.

We've got to know our history. We have to be able to bring our children to a place that they can be proud of.

The Philippines, it might be said, is a country in search of an identity.

I feel so much pride to represent my community and be Latino. No doubt about it, above my career and sales being a Latino comes first.

Identity in America is complicated but it's also simple: it's about whom you identify with and who identifies with you.

I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.

All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.

I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.

I feel pride in being a Greenlander.

A nation without a language is a nation without a heart.

Country, Religion, Family!

A great aggregation of men, sane of mind and warm of heart, creates a moral consciousness which is called a nation

I come from a wonderful country with wonderful people.

In New Orleans, music is part of the culture. You're raised with it, from the cradle to the grave, and all in-between.

The pride I feel in representing my people, no matter where I am, is never going to diminish. I could be in Hong Kong, Singapore, Egypt or even Las Vegas, I'll always be representing my people.

Americans, perhaps more than most people, have pondered the question of who they are and what their country is.

I always say I represent my family when I'm in my country, but I represent my big family, which is Georgia, when I'm outside of my country.

When you talk about me as a fighter, I like being known as a Mexican fighter. I think 'Mexican' or 'Hispanic' should be mentioned.

I live in Budapest and saw how the football helped the Hungarian people to be happy.

I have never been to Jamaica and in footballing terms, I feel English because this is where I grew up and played all of my football. That is not to say I don't have immense pride in my Jamaican heritage - I certainly do.

I think it's a thing in France, and I think you see it a little bit in Spain with Atletico: the countries and the cities just absolutely love their football. It's not because they're just marketing geniuses; it's because they've made it simple.

I think there is an idea, a unique essence to every club.