Madrid Quotations

I love Spanish cities, particularly Barcelona, Madrid and Palma, which has the most amazing cathedral that I once went to for a wedding.

Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.

Watching soccer is my main hobby, really. I'm no tactician or coach, but I enjoy watching the free flow of it, the different styles, and the histories behind clubs. Like Barcelona vs. Madrid - it's not just a soccer game; it's a geopolitical struggle. There are great storylines and no commercials.

I was born in Havana, Cuba and raised in Madrid, Spain. Then I moved to New Jersey.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

I condemn what happened in Madrid, but it is suspicious. If tomorrow there will be another bombing, in France for example, who will gain power? Of course not Jacques Chirac, but Le Pen.

Every player would love to get to the absolute top, and Real Madrid is it.

It obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous. There isn't a level playing field.

I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America.

I've been lucky enough to travel widely. When you're based in Europe, it's very easy to go to Madrid or Budapest for the weekend. I also lived in Italy for ten years and now live in Ireland.

I always wanted to play for AC Milan or Real Madrid. Real Madrid, of course, because when I was young, the players that played there were the top players. I was looking at Real Madrid as the best of the best. And AC Milan, they also had good players when I was young, so I looked at AC Milan the same way as Real Madrid.

Madrid is what I call home, but also the States.

The person who coaches Real Madrid needs to be disciplined, rigorous and professional.

When it came down to Real Madrid or Newcastle there was no question in my mind. I want to play football. I love the Premiership - I've missed it while I've been away.

When it came down to Real Madrid or Newcastle there was no question in my mind, ... I want to play football. I love the Premiership - I've missed it while I've been away.

We were horrified by the news of the bomb attack in Madrid this morning. This detestable act of terror that claimed so many victims fills us with deep sorrow and outrage.

We deserved to win this match. Even though Real Madrid had a lot of possession in the second half, we were able to conserve the score. It's a good start for us and for the fans.

We hope to continue our winning streak at Real Madrid next Saturday.

Yes, it's true. But Real Madrid must sign players which the technical staff needs.

Madrid will be remembered as the time when North America and Europe came together to shape the course of a new century, ... United by common purpose and shared values, the new alliance stands ready to shape a brighter, more secure future.

Madrid was a big wake-up call to us, yet we did relatively little. It really seems to me a matter of time before it happens in our country -- in part because it's so easy to do.

Madrid is not obsessed with financial results. But the model guarantees our freedom,

Madrid had a very good bid and was only two votes short of reaching the final round of voting.

So here we extend our hand to you in reconciliation, and we extend the olive branch to resume the path that we began in Madrid and Oslo,

So for instance a few weeks before the Madrid bombing they put out a strategy explaining why they thought that Spain was a weak link in the coalition in Iraq, why it was crucial to get America out of Iraq ... for the sake of future radical Islamist expansion.

Never underestimate a club like Real Madrid because they have got such power and depth.

I have a good chance of playing again in the short term. I see myself at the end of the season winning a title with Madrid and then playing in the World Cup, ... I'm feeling much better, happy given the circumstances and keen to start work and hopeful I can make a quick recovery.

I can't see Real Madrid getting anywhere near them. If Real Madrid play like they did in the first leg and Arsenal come close to that form and show that sort of movement, it's all over.

I don't think we've done as much conditioning work at Real Madrid as we used to do at Manchester United.

For me you are the best-don't forget you are Real Madrid players.

He is contracted to Real Madrid and it won't be him that makes that decision. No player can make that decision,

He has played for us before at left back and has been performing well for Real Madrid in the center of defense, so it is good to know that we have someone available who can cover both positions perfectly.

He made a similar proposal to the Europeans and gave them six months. When there was no response, he started with the Madrid bombing, then London.

It is never an easy business defeating Real Madrid and so that was a special feeling,

Real Madrid wants David to train with the club this week. We never expected David to be with us for the first game, and I understand and respect their view that they want him with them until the end of the Spanish season.

Real Madrid needs change and this is the right moment for me to leave the presidency. I am convinced this is the boost the club needs.

Real Madrid is in a mess because it's suffering really high pressure and demands. We must take the initiative because we're at home, we're only a point behind and we can make history.

Real Madrid is a great club, and I will have some great players at my disposal who all want to help improve the level of the team.

Real Madrid has always been happy with him and we thank him for what he has done here. We wish him all the luck in the future. He asked to leave because this is World Cup year and here he wasn't always going to play. We didn't want to loan him out and only when a big offer arrived did we accept his transfer.

Real Madrid created their chances and we couldn't have done anymore. I had the feeling we were going to be struck by an avalanche,

Real Madrid cannot say it went off to look for him -- but that doesn't mean he doesn't interest us.

Real Madrid are interested in him but I don't know if there have been any contacts.

Relations are really good right now. Maybe the bombings in Madrid and London have brought the two continents together.

I was told that 50,000 people celebrated my win. They were dancing in the fountain in the city center, and even in Madrid as well.

The application of prepaid phones for nefarious reasons, is really widespread. For example, the terrorists in Madrid used prepaid phones to detonate the bombs in the subway trains that killed more than 200 people.

I would like to appeal to those countries who have made pledges in Madrid to implement them as quickly as possible and to new donors to contribute to the fund,

Who is Michael Owen anyway? What has he ever won in football? He plays for Real Madrid but he is always on the bench.

You can get a six-month rental from Spaniards who love skiing: they will drive or fly down from Madrid and block book an apartment for the whole skiing season. They are not there for the week but there for the weekend.

When I was 6, I held on to my mother's skirt, screaming that I wanted to be a dancer. She enrolled me in an academy in Madrid when I turned 8.

We do have to buy players like Real Madrid and AC Milan so we can't say our philosophy is just to use young players, ... We will bring players in from outside and inside but it is up to me and the academy to make sure the players are good enough.

We are thrilled to bring Hard Rock hotel to Europe for the very first time. The Hard Rock Hotel in Madrid will epitomize the ideal of urban luxury and is guaranteed to deliver to our guests the unique and dynamic experience for which Hard Rock has become famous.

Valencia, Seville or Madrid would make an ideal home for the team.

Valencia is playing really well. It has a great team. We can't ignore Real Madrid either. It's a long way behind but it's also showing signs of a revival. We can't relax because we have to recognize that both teams have improved.

We promised our supporters that we would sign a top-class striker and we have exceeded every expectation by signing Michael from Real Madrid on a four-year contract.

This schedule reflects the continued global expansion of and investment in women's professional tennis. The return of the Tour Championships to Europe in Madrid is particularly exciting for our European fans and players, and will ensure a fantastic finale to the 2006 season.

There are three types of travelers. One says after a tragedy like the Madrid bombings, 'I'm just going to carry on,' and continues with his or her planned trip. Another says, 'I'll go to Prague instead.' But the third says, 'Because of the bombings I'm going to get a great deal by going to Madrid,' and books a trip there.

Today Real Madrid has won and the future has won. I know what challenges I face after this victory and I take on this responsibility in the knowledge that the only limits of Real Madrid are the dreams of it members.

We've only recently turned the corner on the Sept. 11 attacks being blamed on Jews and Israelis, as well as almost every other terrorist attack, whether in London, Madrid, Bali or Egypt.

When you are a manager, you must be proud when a club like Real Madrid talk about your future. They and Inter Milan are really big clubs, fantastic clubs, but so are Liverpool. I have been talking with the board and they have told me they share the same ideas as me.

I'm happy of being in Real Madrid ... I've fulfilled my dream.

I'm happy in Madrid, my kids are happy and my wife is happy, so everything's good. If anyone knows about contracts they take a while to sort out.

I showed that I wasn't just at Real Madrid to sell shirts.

We arrived late and just sat at the back of the auditorium. They were showing snippets of a game against Real Madrid and we were just chuckling away because it was great to watch this wee man tearing strips off defenders. He was voted the greatest Celtic player ever, and rightly so.

This training facility is a dream made real. It is for Madrid fans all over the world.

What's his name, the number 10, the small one who doesn't play in the Real Madrid first team. This midget who thinks he's a king, I refuse to talk about him any more.

With grief and outrage, I have heard of the terrible attacks in Madrid this morning. I am horrified at the high number of deaths and injured. I ask you to convey our sympathy to the victims' families and the Spanish nation. Those who were injured, I wish a speedy and complete recovery.

What triggered it was the attack against the trains in the Madrid suburbs,

...We will send two of our youth coaches to Madrid in September when their season starts in September and at the back end of the season this May.

We expect the white flags to fly over Madrid and Helsinki in the next two to three days. The auction will possibly raise about $35.5 billion, that's just around the U.K. figure. It may just top that.

To be honest I want to sort my contract out anyway whether Eriksson comes or whether he doesn't, whoever comes. I've said I want to stay in Madrid and I want to stay playing here.

Even though we haven't won anything on the pitch I love playing football here. Playing for Real Madrid is an honor. I want to win something and I don't want to leave without winning something.

Floro is the ideal man to take on this responsibility. He is a student of football, methodical in his approach, familiar with Real Madrid and we have no doubt that this is the right decision for the club.

Floro is a profound analyst of soccer. Floro knows Real Madrid well and is a Madrid fan.

The responsibility for yesterday's atrocities in Madrid is determining the very-near fate of the dollar.

I've been waiting for this moment for three years. From the start I wanted to wear Real Madrid's shirt in England. There's a special aura about being a Real Madrid player and I want to show it in England. To play in London, where I was born, is going to be very special.

I've signed up until 2008 and I am happy. I preferred to stay here. There was a temptation from Real Madrid but I am staying here.

The situation of the team was such that it was decided we needed a change. The performance wasn't up to expectations. It was worrying for us and Madrid supporters.

I've never been to a live match but now having made this film I'm going to - I'm going to Real Madrid so it'll be done with a bang!

I want, and I'm convinced that I will, end my career at Real Madrid. In football you can never tell what's going to happen, but I still think that I've got a lot to give as a player and I would like to continue at one of the best clubs in the world - Real Madrid. I want to stay here for many more years, for as long as Real Madrid want me to stay.

SONS07 will be the first major exercise in a decade involving a catastrophic seismic event in the New Madrid Zone. This is also the first time a SONS exercise has been conducted in this part of the country.

probably one of the main craftsmen of the Madrid massacre and was preparing other attacks.

On Thursday I'm going to train with all the enthusiasm in the world together with my Madrid teammates as always,

The British are definitely comparing notes on Moroccan cells across Europe, in Italy, France and the UK. The current thinking is that the people who did this may have trained in the same camps as the people who committed the Madrid bombings. The techniques are very similar.

As long as it makes Michael Owen happy it is good for me and England. It is a great club and he will play more regularly than he did at Real Madrid and he is happy.

The report shows that Real Madrid have overtaken Manchester United as the world's biggest-earning football club. However, that is not necessarily to say that they are a more profitable club, since the report makes no allowances for costs or expenditure.

This man - what's his name? - the number 10, the small one who doesn't play in the Real Madrid first team - said that if Poland beat Azerbaijan 8-0, England should score at least eight and he'd score five of them.

There's a lot of people from the States and from Madrid who feel a kinship and deeper understanding of what we have been going through.

All our calculations were based on the theory that, if Madrid made it through to the final round, then we might have a tough time winning but that, if it was Paris v London, then we had a really excellent chance.

It's not security measures, it's not prisons in Madrid and walls in Africa that will solve the problem.

It just can't be that we condemn German football like this - that is crazy. Real Madrid and Chelsea got knocked out, too.

The atmosphere was amazing. In all my years at Real Madrid I've never experienced anything like it.

(It's been) tiring, ... but two wins (in a short time frame) is always good. Hopefully we can make it three on Tuesday in Madrid ... I'm not excited about the travel and trying to recover, but I think stepping out on the field there will be really cool.

It's difficult to talk of friends. I can only talk well of him. I will speak to him soon, but it's too early to say what we will do about coaches and players. People like Del Bosque love Madrid and need to know that Madrid loves him.

It was a complicated game but this Madrid is capable of resolving these difficulties. As for the penalty, the referee was wrong but I don't want to say any more,

The voice of the Real Madrid members has been expressed clearly and emphatically,

They just think it's normal, ... When they go back somewhere and tell people they were born in London and then moved to Madrid and then we moved back to London and then we moved to Germany and lived in a castle for a while, it'll be interesting when they look back on it. That's when it will really sink in.

The last thing on my mind is a move when Real have looked after me so well for the last year. I've played in only three games and I want to prove myself to Real Madrid as a player.

I hung out at Uncle Phil's Club Madrid nightspot where my mother was a waitress and my grandmother sold hot dogs and sauerkraut. I got to go backstage at the Jamboree and watch the show and then visit with musicians who stopped by the club later.

I like playing in Madrid and Spain. I live in this city and although we haven't yet talked about renewing my contract, after the Champions League matches against Arsenal we will talk.

I'm just taking it day by day, ... My goal is not just to get to Madrid, but to get to Madrid strong. If I get there and feel good, then I'll be even more excited for next year.