Sergio Ramos Quotes

I have a great deal of respect for other clubs and admire the good football they play, but ultimately, Real Madrid are Real Madrid.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.

Football has to work really hard to put a smile on people's face and not to be so focused on the question of money. Everything is in danger of losing its soul if you're always going to sell out to the highest bidder.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

I've had teammates I didn't get along with, who hasn't? I've never had a teammate call me a bad guy, while he was my teammate, and if he did when I was gone what kind of teammate was he anyway?

I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.

I value loyalty and believe that internal disagreements shouldn't be voiced in the media - because divided parties lose elections.

If you ask all the players who have played with me, they will never say anything wrong about me.

I would never speak about players at other football clubs - I think it's wrong. It's not my style.

I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen.

Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough.

There're plenty of good people in football - mostly players and managers.

Loyalty is a big part of football, and it shows if you are a real man or not.

You expect the players to fight for their club and fight for their shirt, and when they come together, they are fighting for England.

I'm only doing my job, and if I score against Mark Hughes' team, it's nothing personal.

I am a follower of the Spain team. I think I did things correct, with the greatest honesty, always under the premise that I would say yes to Real Madrid.

I had a good time at Liverpool. They were great lads. The manager had his reasons to keep me on the bench, and at the same time, they were on a good run.

I am only doing my job, and if I score against Mark Hughes' team, it is nothing personal.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.

At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

I just try to be the same guy I've always been. Calm, collected, and being a good decision-maker and delivering the ball to the right guys.

I once called the head of a network a liar. In hindsight, I should have called him an incompetent liar.

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.