Victor Valdes Quotes

Victor Valdes

Profession : Coach

Birth : January 14, 1982

That's the most challenging thing for a coach, to adapt their own pride to be able to speak to everyone with their different egos.

Victor Valdes

I recriminate myself when I keep myself in the margins and let people down, especially those who expect better from me.

Victor Valdes

The day when I left Barca, because of the treatment I was receiving and my character, it didn't go as I would have wished. I drifted and then just left, I'm sure people expected much more from me.

Victor Valdes

If I was born again, I wouldn't be a football goalkeeper. They convinced me I had a lot of talent but it's not an easy path and it hasn't made up for all the years of suffering.

Victor Valdes

I was very lucky to have so many seasons with Pep Guardiola. In addition to being a teacher to many of us, he was always able to communicate greatly with everyone and knowing how to adapt to talk to different people in the dressing room.

Victor Valdes

Thank you Frank Rijkaard, for giving me the confidence necessary, and allowing me to achieve glory, getting my hands on the European Cup in Paris.

Victor Valdes

Thanks to all my colleagues with whom I've had the pleasure to work with, that involves wearing the Barca crest on our chests day after day, for making me feel important within the group that we developed over all these years.

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Anyone who knows me knows I hate talking about money.

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I have never decided anything in my life for money.

Victor Valdes

I have been through very hard moments at Barca, was whistled a lot in 2006, and this was a moment when you did not know what would happen.

Victor Valdes

In Barcelona some very big media outlets focused on selling the idea to people that I had done a bad thing by warning the club I was not going to renew. For me it was an act of honesty and appreciation. And the fans understood, so I can only have words of appreciation for the spectacular way they have treated me, for their shows of support.

Victor Valdes

Some guys in the team have asked me whether I had English lessons before I came to Middlesbrough. I told them that I like watching my favourite movies back again but in English, and put on subtitles in Spanish, so maybe that's the reason I had a good level of English before I came here.

Victor Valdes

I respect the opinion of the fans, I am a professional and I have to. However, when they jeer and applaud, I always prefer to remember the applause, it make you stronger.

Victor Valdes

I don't believe referees give or take way anything from you. They are humans and can make mistakes.

Victor Valdes

I worked with Louis van Gaal during my time at Barcelona and to have the opportunity to work with him here at Manchester United is a dream come true.

Victor Valdes

I want to say in a public way thank you to the U21 coach Alan Fettis. Without him I may have given up football.

Victor Valdes

It's a big blow for any player to be sent off in a Champions League final and especially early on.

Victor Valdes

Lehmann is a very good goalkeeper.

Victor Valdes

It's difficult to play against Henry because he really is a very dangerous player. He can surprise you at any time and it's difficult to know where he is going to send the ball.

Victor Valdes

Madrid, Barcelona, Man United are three of the biggest clubs in the world. Everyone in the world wants to play for these clubs.

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