Carlos Vela Quotes

I got to travel to Japan. I never in my life thought I would go to Japan.

I have celebrated major successes with Germany on the pitch, but not only that, I have experienced so much off the pitch too, visiting countries and cities all over the world.

I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.

I want to work; then, as my kids get older, I want to have adventures. I want to visit all their countries: learn and live inside all their cultures.

Then Mission Impossible brought me to Australia and that was great because I fell in love.

As an actor, you tend to live in a really small world, which is not very healthy. It is enriching to go to new places, meet different people know and learn about things which you didn't know about.

I was working for a Swedish TV show - I'm Swedish - who basically did kind of spectacular stories. It was almost like CBS '60 Minutes,' but a Swedish version where we actually did travel quite a lot. After a while, I realized that travel is the most fun part of this, so why not do it for a longer time and just go off and explore?

I could do one show after another in China for the rest of my life and still die ignorant. There's a lot of places left to go.

Travel, of course, narrows the mind.

Young people should travel, and they don't. You can't know if you don't go.

I had always wanted to see the world, and the PGA Tour was always going to be there.

I don't think I could have a genuine relationship with someone who didn't love to travel and appreciate new foods. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I want to share that with the people close to me.

If you play the same club every week of every month, it's kind of boring. It's great that you can play one night in Brazil and one night in Japan, one night in Europe, and see the world. It's amazing what you see if you travel around the world.

Yes, I always imagined living in other places.

One of my greatest times of inspiration is when I'm traveling or living in a new country - there's a tremendous freedom that comes from being unfettered by your own, familiar culture, and by seeing the world from a different point of view.

I want everybody to travel, to travel and not be afraid.

I felt completely at home in Mexico - speaking Spanish to my cousins, running around Acapulco and stuffing my face with mole and homemade tortillas. Mexico opened my heart.

It's always cool to go to different places and see what's really out there in the world.

I work everywhere. If there is a nice adventure in South Korea, for example, why not? Russia, Brazil, whatever. I'm ready for almost anything.

One day, I would like to go over to Spain to play just to see what it's like and to experience that.

I thought I knew everything when I came to Rome, but I soon found I had everything to learn.

One thing I look forward to is seeing new places and new people.

I like new experiences. It's one of the reasons I went to China.

I love experiencing new cultures and new foods.

I wouldn't mind if I had to travel every single day. I love meeting new people and experiencing new things, making new connections with people in different places.