Top 66 Carlos Vela Quotes

I’ve had my processes and opportunities with the Mexican national team. I played a lot of international matches for my country and now I think it’s time to give the younger players and generation a chance.

Never been crazy enough about soccer to say, ‘I’m a Madrid fan until death.’

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’m at my country’s disposition.

When I’m happy good things happen.

About Rafa Marquez, I don’t think there are enough words to describe what he represents to all Mexican players.

All of us make mistakes and the majority of us have missed a day’s work for whatever reason.

You don’t know where you’ll end up.

It’s not only the things I want, football is a business and you know how it works.

In MLS, there’s always something strange happening. But it’s the same for everyone.

I know I can be one of the best in this league, so I’m trying to show that every game.

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.

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.

You live each rivalry in a different way.

It’s always great to know successful people like Canelo, especially those that make our country proud.

My family’s close.

I’d 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.

If I go out to eat with my wife or take my son to the park, nobody cares.

No one person is going to come in and change the world, or a national team.

I want to surprise all the fans, all the people in MLS.

All the people love L.A. All my friends are jealous because I am here.

I enjoy playing, but once the match ends the football is finished for me.

I love Mexico.

I’m really happy here, playing in L.A. I want to be here.

I’m with LeBron team all the way!

Having a family has helped a lot with my partner, my son. It helped me focus on soccer.

You can’t close the door on anybody.

As a person, I think you should assume the responsibilities of your actions.

Arsenal gave me the opportunity to come to Europe when I was 17. I didn’t have as many opportunities as I expected and I had to try new chances.

I am ready to give 100% for Arsenal.

A part of me will stay at La Real and San Sebastian.

I always worked to be the best player.

You have big players playing in MLS, every team can win any game. You have to fight.

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.

It’s definitely more nerve-wracking being in front of the cameras, although I’m trying to get better at it.

I want to be the best in the league. So I have to work hard.

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.

Arsenal’s style of play is so smooth and easy and I hope I can adapt to their style quickly.

A lot of times I made the wrong choices and you learn from this, what is good, what’s bad.

If I have to return to London, I will try to make things in a different way in order so that happened in the past won’t be repeated again.

If all the people do the same, I don’t want to do it. I want to be on the other side.

It’s been incredible and I thank Real Sociedad. I’ve given everything to the club.

I don’t have any problem with people correcting me and telling me how I can be better.

Of course I always want Mexico to win.

We want to be in playoffs, we want to fight for a title.

I want to be the best leader.

I’ve always been Carlos Vela – sincere, original and true to myself.

I don’t like the soccer industry and yes, I do like to play.

Everything is possible in this life.

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 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.

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.

Hopefully, I can keep scoring more goals, make more assists, break more records and help my team, which is the most important thing.

I think my decision to stay at Real is looking more and more like the right one. I’ve never regretted coming back. I came because I trusted the team and I thought we could get better.

I really enjoyed being with my teammates and representing Mexico, but I didn’t go where I wanted to go.

Playing soccer is what I’ve done and known all my life, starting at such a young age with my friends.

In the end, the important thing is that you decide where you will be happy and where you can do well, to show that as well as being footballers, we are people.

My family has taught me to keep my feet on the ground and be humble.

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.

The best decision I’ve made was the one to stay in San Sebastian.

You can have all the fame and all the money, but the important thing is the person. All the rest can help, but it isn’t important.

As of myself, I work with Heineken, who is a huge sponsor that enables us to get inside a kind of market that would be very hard to get into without its help.

What people don’t understand is that no one is perfect.

Who could say no to playing with Messi for four months and then coming back to L.A.?

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.