Raul Quotes

Raul

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 27, 1977

I was as excited when Beckham started to play with us as I am with the arrival of Cristiano.

Raul

There are not many Cristiano Ronaldos in the world and Real Madrid has made a great financial effort, but Real Madrid wants the best team in the world.

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We should be proud of what Cristiano has been doing. He scores 50 goals per season. I struggled to hit 20.

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Joining Madrid is the best thing that could happen to anyone.

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Contrary to what many say, Real are a unit. Individual brilliance is always a last resort.

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Beckham has enough charisma to win over the fans quickly. All he needs to do is to show his class on the pitch. He's one of the world's best and I've always been a fan.

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It's not for me to give anybody advice about their private life.

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When I left Real, I left a great club but joined a great club.

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I speak with a lot of players who have stopped playing and they go to the gym for two hours a day and say 'now I run 10km a day.' When they were still playing they would complain about running for 10 minutes!

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If you are lucky enough to avoid serious injuries then the body goes on; it's the mind that gives in. And it's the mind that you need to enable you to suffer pre-season every year.

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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.

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At clubs with constant media attention it is harder.

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

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

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

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Having Leo Messi and Barcelona is good for La Liga - it's a real delight.

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I like to do things step by step.

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I was at Madrid for 17 years and, save for Vicente del Bosque and Jose Mourinho, I never saw any coaches stay for many years.

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Schalke, for me, is a great adventure, and I wanted to experience new sensations away from Real Madrid.

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I never tire of repeating that I feel at home at Schalke.

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