Top 104 Quotes & Sayings by Pepe

I love playing for Mourinho. He is honest and sticks to his guns.

Turkish people live football. Football is a passion of theirs. They demonstrate it with love and affection for their team.

Which player does not want to win? A player who doesn't want to win, it's better not to be with us.

There is no point changing coach halfway through the year.

Perhaps Real Madrid fans won't like me saying this but they say Real Madrid fans transmit enthusiasm but I don't think they do. That's not the reality.

Real Madrid are an exemplary club. I would never have had the chance to play for this club for such a long period had I really been such a crazy, violent player.

Pele and Maradona won games but they had the help of their team-mates.

Is there a team in the world that would not be stronger with Cristiano Ronaldo? I don't think so.

Criticism makes us grow.

The supporters are always right, but we need our supporters behind us.

If the fans are happy with me it is due to how I perform on the pitch.

It's a privilege for us, Portugal, to have a player like Cristiano Ronaldo.

It's down to us to play, do our job and honour the shirt that we pull on, so as to ensure we send the fans away happy.

We face each game with great importance but we have a strong desire to win.

We have always felt the support of the Portuguese people. We are a small country, but with many qualities.

Porto prepared me really well and this didn't go unnoticed in Spain, as before I went to Real Madrid the club were known as a graveyard for centre-backs. They had amazing centre-backs that had failed there.

We're professionals, we have to deal with criticism. We get talked about a lot but we have to focus on doing our job well.

Little by little I want to become more free and start going forward but I know that the first thing I have to do is defend.

He can bring many things to Madrid, certainly titles. But Cristiano can't do it alone because he doesn't play by himself and that is something everyone must realise.

Juventus are one of Europe's and Italy's big teams.

When I go out on the streets, plenty of people still show that they like me.

Carlos Tevez is a quality player. He fights for every loose ball. He loves retrieving it. He's a fighter on the pitch.

I love Real Madrid and their fans.

One of the values of a human being is to be honest and admit at times knowing when to apologize.

My two daughters were born in Madrid, I won three Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles as well.

Three goals in 90 minutes is possible, there is no doubt about it.

What Zidane has done with Real Madrid is spectacular, but there are things I don't understand.

Porto improve every single player because this is a very demanding club.

I'll always say it was football that gave me everything in life - lots of friends, the chance to make my dreams come true.

It's normal that people have a distorted image of Cristiano because the press nowadays focus more on the issues off the pitch. But Cristiano is very professional. He is very focused on his football and he follows the timetable exactly. He is a humble man, despite of all his surroundings. He doesn't lose sight of the fact that he's from Madeira.

The Besiktas fans are very passionate. When you go out onto the pitch the noise coming from the stands always hits you.

I'm a person who fought for what I have.

Everyone's opinions have to be respected. The coach has his, we have ours, the media have theirs.

I give my body and soul to defend this club and for all the fans who come to see us. I have never thought about leaving. I really like being at Madrid, the fans like me and I like them.

People talk without knowing the real Cristiano. He's a normal person with normal habits like us. He likes his relatives. He loves his sons. He stresses the importance of being a father which I think is important. He's does this perfectly and naturally.

Mourinho is different. He stands out in many ways.

I do not like to lose, which is why I try my hardest when I play.

I really like Gaitan. He has a lot of creativity and has the quality to play for a club like Real Madrid.

Off the pitch, Cristiano is an extremely normal person. When something gets out in the media talking about him... I look and I say: 'This can't be. It's a lie.'

We need to work with great humility.

I'm happy in Madrid.

I am a man who always likes to win and to defend the shirt of Real Madrid till the very end.

We always try to win, but it isn't possible all the time.

I fight for every ball as if it was the last.

They are different footballers. For me, Cristiano has more points in his favour because he heads the ball well, he is stronger and he scores goals. Messi has quality, dribbles and scores goals. For a coach, I think Cristiano is better because he is more complete.

I spent 10 wonderful years at Real Madrid.

When I got here with Real Madrid, the truth is they responded very well. I know that the people like me, they love me, they have a lot of warmth for me. I'm enchanted for that warmth and love they've shown.

At Real Madrid it is difficult to be defensive and this is my main priority.

Cristiano is happy at Real Madrid and focused on helping the team.

The people can say what they want, but fact remains that Neymar has been booked more often than me.

At Madrid we are like one big family. We're all united because we know we have to be, otherwise we're going nowhere.

Cristiano is just one more player who is always motivated.

If there is a magic stadium in Europe, then it is the Bernabeu.

I won't sit back and hope that everything comes to me. No, I will continue to fight to achieve more and more.

Football is a collective sport.

I have always done everything to defend my goal.

My plan is to retire at Real Madrid.

As I always say, the fundamental thing in football is to defend as well as attack. And to attack well means that the forwards must first help to defend. That's where the work begins.

In Turkey people really love sport, they only think about football.

Many, many people sent me messages on social media. I couldn't not go. I couldn't turn my back on all this affection that the people had given me. I said I have to go to Besiktas. It's impossible not to go to Besiktas!