Top 50 David Silva Quotes

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

Football is what we like and enjoy most.

I think you learn to value the important things in life.

After winning such an important title as the World Cup, to win the Premier League and to see supporters in Manchester who have waited so long to win it would be important to me.

I love compliments; of course I do. Everybody wants to receive compliments. But the team is the important thing, and I’d rather win things as a team than finish up with individual honours.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

The way I like to play, it really helps when I have more people around me to combine with.

Even when you think you can’t learn much more about the game, you can and do, in fact, learn more by looking at things in a different light.

Football is my passion, and I live for it.

Winners don’t believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.

Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it’s such a tough decision.

There is definitely a difference when you are fighting for a title against clubs like United or Real Madrid or Barcelona. They are so used to winning, it means that you have to have a different frame of mind when you challenge them because that’s the only way to overcome them.

City came in strongly for me, put their cards on the table, and what I have found out since is that every game in England is a privilege – the atmosphere, the fans, the interest that surrounds it. Every time I go out on the pitch, I know I’ve made the right decision.

One of the things I did well as a young kid was to link well with the rest of the team, so I reckon it’s something which is natural for me.

When you see Pep on TV or read his words in the newspaper, it is the portrait of a man who is the ultimate professional. But when you work with him, you don’t just come to see him as a coach. You learn about his qualities as a man. It is that side of Pep Guardiola that the people on the outside don’t get to see.

People say I should go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but my team is Las Palmas.

I’ve been lucky: I’ve won a lot of medals, but I’d still like to win more.

Once you win, you get used to winning, and that’s not a bad thing.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

I’m confident I can be a success in English football.

Football is very simple for me.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain – not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

You always feel more attracted to people who play the way you play.

It’s very difficult in England because the season is very long and hard compared to other places. There’s not a lot of recovery time at all, not even a break at Christmas. You just have to do your best and get on with it.

It goes without saying that the first few months after my son was born were the toughest of my life.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I’m doing something which comes naturally to me.

I don’t want anyone to know my business, and that’s the way I like it.

Playing big teams is something I really enjoy – the bigger the team the better.

I do not look at the end of my career with any fear.

I ask myself in every game to be the one to take responsibility.

You just don’t expect to see your baby fighting for his life. Looking back, you wonder how you coped.

I have always been strong. My mentality is just that way; that’s why I’ve been around so long.

The Premier League is the place to be.

I am not too worried about not scoring many goals as long as someone else is.

It’s an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.

I’ve always said I’m very happy at City.

Personally, I don’t focus much about the statistics of goals and assists. I always want to improve, but I’m not worried about statistics.

Everyone has an image of a premature child, but until you live it and experience it, you just don’t know how bad it is.

The big difference between league football in England and Spain is that more teams compete here. In Spain, it is usually only two teams going for the title, which is not necessarily a bad thing because you get great matches between the two, but I think the English league is better for being more competitive.

The Premier League and the World Cup are equally important to me.

I’ve always said that I’d like to play for Las Palmas – my local team.

I don’t waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don’t really matter and don’t waste time worrying over nothing.

The aim for the future is always to win titles, become champions of the Premier League, and more.

I don’t know what happens with other players or what is in their heads, but for me – just win.

I have my life on the field, but when I finish that, I want a quiet life with my family.

Every derby match is different, just like every season is different.

At City, we don’t just have successful people: we have great human beings who know that family is paramount.

I am an attacking midfielder, and I have scored goals, but I want to score more and win more.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.