Top 66 Marcelo Quotes

Luckily, my grandfather was willing to sacrifice everything for me.

The Brazilian team is made up of great players who are also great friends.

Since I joined Real Madrid I was taught to fight for the team.

In my head I always had the idea of giving my best and playing for the Selecao.

Neymar is an unpredictable player. When defending when you have anticipated something, he has already thought of something else and it’s impossible to defend.

I’ve always been motivated and I’ve never lost my smile.

We know that Morata always has been a great player.

There are a lot of people who come to the Bernabeu who want to frustrate us, but that’s normal.

Real Madrid grow in finals. We have a mentality for this kind of match and at the end you see your friend giving everything and you have to give it too.

Everyone expects a lot of things from El Clasico.

Having Neymar at Real Madrid would be a huge pleasure. Madrid have to do everything to sign the best players in the world and his past at Barcelona would not be a problem.

The people of Madrid are very affectionate with me and the fans are usually nice to me at the stadium.

I still remember the first time I stepped out on the pitch at the Bernabeu. It was a spectacular moment – from another world.

At Real Madrid you have to fight until the end.

You always have to play with desire at Real Madrid.

Life is made up of challenges.

I have always said and I am going to keep saying, Raul is an example for everyone. It’s not necessary for me to praise him because the fans can see for themselves how incredible he is infront of goal.

I look for a goal and I try to keep my focus on it.

I go to work with humility and I don’t give my opinion about the way other people work.

I used to go to the beach everyday in Rio!

I’m always trying to get better.

I’ve read that some people believe I don’t respect the fans’ opinions, but that is not true.

People always want to talk about Cristiano. He always works a lot. For many people he is the best in the world, but many try to take away that merit.

Neymar and Ronaldo are great players, that can score in decisive games.

If we can win playing well then that’s great but the most important thing is to get the victory.

I have known Casemiro for a very long time and in those years he has gained a lot of experience.

Whistles are part of football. It can’t all be wonderful.

Traveling for club football wasn’t very realistic for my family. Maybe people in America or England won’t understand this, but gasoline in Brazil, especially back when I was a kid, was very, very expensive.

Playing with Neymar is completely different to playing against him.

It is easy to play with Cristiano Ronaldo. He knows where he has to give you the ball and does it perfectly. He helps the team out in defence and on top of that provides assists and great passes.

I think the Real fans would love to watch Neymar playing for Real Madrid.

Every season brings new challenges and we always need to give our best.

I don’t care who you are, if you’re not feeling anxious before playing in a final, you’re not a real person. I don’t care who you are.

Penalties are like the lottery and you miss them when luck is not on your side.

When I first got to Madrid, Cannavaro helped me loosen up a lot. The rule was that I could attack as long as I sprinted back. But if I was late? Man, then it got real. The man could yell.

Football demands patience. Keep working and you will be rewarded.

Eden’s a top player.

I help where I can, but I am a left-winger.

Would Neymar fit at Real Madrid? He would fit, for sure. It would be great if he came to Real Madrid. In my opinion the great players have to play at this club.

Being captain of Real Madrid is an honour and a big responsibility.

The best come to Madrid and I would love to play with Neymar.

Cristiano always works hard, he’s a top professional with a huge desire to learn and help the team.

As athletes, it is our responsibility to be role models. But we are not superheroes.

When the fans whistle, it’s clear that you have to change something and the fans have every right to do it.

Everyone wants to talk about Ronaldo. I see him work every day and I think he’s the best.

It is very complicated to play here at Camp Nou.

Cristiano is not obsessed with scoring goals. Goals always come in the end when he works hard and the team works hard, too.

Playing with Kaka is easy, as is Raul. They are very intelligent and they know what to do at each moment. With these types of players, with such quality, it is easy to get in tune with.

Real have given me everything, just like Fluminense did when I began my career.

Mourinho has taught me to be especially aggressive on the pitch, and now I’m going crazy trying to win every ball.

Ancelotti has allowed us to enjoy the games and also to improvise.

The Brazilian national team will always be special in the career of every player. Only those who make it by here can imagine what it feels like to see your name in the squad.

We know that Xabi Alonso has done a lot for Real Madrid, but this is Real and when a good player leaves, another good player comes in.

For me, nothing bad can happen on a football pitch. You could be growing up in chaos, everything could be going crazy around you, but if you have a ball at your feet, you stop thinking. Everything is quiet, peaceful.

When the best team loses it is a failure.

Roberto Carlos has always been my idol, even before I actually met him.

Zidane is a great coach. We are with him until death.

Everyone knows what Cristiano is like. He is not obsessed with beating records, but rather he aims to help the team to win.

I know that Dani Alves is a very good player and I always enjoying playing against him.

Even the good things don’t go to my head and I don’t let the bad things affect me.

Lots of people hide behind social media to spread ridiculous rumours and cause problems where they don’t exist.

The history of Real Madrid is impressive, and Cristiano Ronaldo added a piece more to the history of this club, but Real Madrid can’t stop. The player changes club, stops playing, retires and Real Madrid will still be here.

Cristiano and Messi are different. Each one has their own history and credit.

It’s hard to play when you’re whistled but you have to train like Benzema does, face it like he does.

Way back as a child playing football on the beach, you dream of being a player representing your national team on the big stage – and now I get to be the captain. It’s something money can’t buy.

To be at Real Madrid, it means that you’re a mature player, even if you’re very young.