Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Mexican athlete Carlos Vela.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC. Described as a versatile player who can play as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder, Vela is known for being a creative player and prolific scorer.
The most important part of my life came in San Sebastian: my new family.
Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.
When I'm working, I want to be the best. But when I'm out, I don't want to watch games. I don't want to talk with everybody about football. I want to talk about life - about anything else.
All of us make mistakes and the majority of us have missed a day's work for whatever reason.
The truth is I've been through a lot and you see that this is a job. It's not like for fans, for whom it is a feeling and a passion.
It's definitely more nerve-wracking being in front of the cameras, although I'm trying to get better at it.
I've never gone against any manager, nor have I talked badly about any coach, I've always thrown myself at any challenge handed to me and tried to understand and learn.
I love to go on the field, and I want to score 100 goals every game, if I can. But it's also my job, and when I finish my job, I have a life. I have a family.
Of course I always want Mexico to win.
Having a family has helped a lot with my partner, my son. It helped me focus on soccer.
To represent your country is always very nice.
As a person, I think you should assume the responsibilities of your actions.
I enjoy playing but the moment the game ends, football ends and you can talk to me about anything except football because I don't feel comfortable.
It's not only the things I want, football is a business and you know how it works.
It's part of improving every day, being willing to be receptive of the people who know and see things from the outside that you might not notice in the inside.
Well, I have a good relationship with everybody. So, it's difficult to be a bad relationship with me.
I have never played in Mexico. It is something I have always wanted to do and I would not close the door on any offer.
A lot of times I made the wrong choices and you learn from this, what is good, what's bad.
I think that people in Mexico talk too much.
You don't know where you'll end up.
It is very special for me to be the first Designated Player in LAFC history.
When I was in Europe maybe you are tired for all year - playing, training, training, training.
No one person is going to come in and change the world, or a national team.
I hope I'm lucky enough to be at Arsenal for a long time.
We want to do something important in the World Cup, and hopefully I have the chance. If not, well, life goes on, I'll keep working the same way and supporting my teammates.
At the end of the day, every person makes their own evaluation and their own criticism and it's all respectable. I don't want to say who is right and who isn't.
I try to do my best and enjoy every moment at San Sebastian, because I do not know if I will stay here.
For me it's like really exciting to see all my fans showing this love to me. So it's a responsibility to me to go out there every game and try to be a good player try to show good things because my fans expect that I do something special.
You can't close the door on anybody.
I don't know whether I would return to El Tri.
I don't like the soccer industry and yes, I do like to play.
Arsenal's style of play is so smooth and easy and I hope I can adapt to their style quickly.
Obviously, playing in a World Cup is always beautiful, helping your team is always cool, but when you don't think it's time, you have a clear conscience.
At Osasuna I had a difficult experience because of the relegation battle but I always had a place in the team. I played well all season.
I am motivated and relish the pressure.
What people don't understand is that no one is perfect.
I wanted to leave so much that when I heard I had a good offer to play and leave England, it was a case of me saying: 'I love it! Yes, let's go!'
I'm at my country's disposition.
Who could say no to playing with Messi for four months and then coming back to L.A.?
Never been crazy enough about soccer to say, 'I'm a Madrid fan until death.'
I'd 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.
I was playing for 12 years in Europe. It's a long time you know. When you are from Mexico you miss your family, you miss your friends.
When a player joins El Tri, he doesn't want to do things the wrong way.
I've achieved a lot in Spain.
I enjoy playing, but once the match ends the football is finished for me.
Everything is possible in this life.
It has been a useful experience to play for several different teams and move around.
At the end of the day, when you're young you think you're invincible.
About Rafa Marquez, I don't think there are enough words to describe what he represents to all Mexican players.
I'm open to listening to proposals, options, it doesn't hurt.
My life was always one year here, I squeezed out what I could from it, enjoyed it the most possible and changed. That was the way of life I had.
I see something that I don't like, I prefer not to participate and say, 'Look, I'll leave you to it, I wish you the best, a lot of luck and I support you, but I don't want to be there.'
I respect the fans a great deal.
I am ready to give 100% for Arsenal.
The best decision I've made was the one to stay in San Sebastian.
You live each rivalry in a different way.
If I go out to eat with my wife or take my son to the park, nobody cares.
I'm really happy here, playing in L.A. I want to be here.
I am not a person who loves to watch games and that doesn't mean I don't like soccer. I take advantage to do other things in my free time.
I don't have any problem with people correcting me and telling me how I can be better.