Author Profile
Juan Mata
1988 • Spanish • Athlete
61
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Showing 61 quotesLondon is a very big city, Manchester is calmer. I live near the training ground, so I do things around there in the countryside, but I really like Manchester's Northern Quarter, where they have nice coffee shops and live music places.— Juan Mata
Winning the World Cup is something that will always be inside your mind and inside your body.— Juan Mata
Every player thinks he's Maradona when he joins a big club. That happens to all of us, but then you start to notice it in the younger players. You see kids who think they're rock stars, wearing extravagant clothes and driving fancy cars... and sometimes you have to take them aside and have a word.— Juan Mata
The business side of football makes it seem as though the owners are now more important than the fans.— Juan Mata
I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to the dole, and emigrate. That's normal life now. My life as a footballer is not normal.— Juan Mata
I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to improve the world.— Juan Mata
I think every footballer, after 20 years playing football, the first thing that comes to your mind is to relax.— Juan Mata
We have professional football, but we also have a beautiful game which, wherever you go, can be used as a social tool for change. Football has an unmatchable power.— Juan Mata
For me, football is what I love to do most. It is also the thing I'm better doing than anything else.— Juan Mata
Real Madrid wanted me to join their academy. It was a big decision to move when I was 15. It's a key age for a youngster, and you're close to your friends and family. But I moved to Madrid, and my family stayed at home. It made me mature earlier than normal. That was a very big decision, and it changed me in a positive way.— Juan Mata
If I was 19, 20, 18, and I had the chance to play with first-team players of Manchester United, I will definitely try to take my chance.— Juan Mata
For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the right decision every time you have the ball.— Juan Mata
Through Common Goal, we're creating a collaborative way for football to give back to society.— Juan Mata
I've been in England for a while, but it's true that at times you miss home, your family, your friends.— Juan Mata