Carles Puyol Quotes

• I don't have Romário's technique, [Marc] Overmars' pace or [Patrick] Kluivert's strength. But I work harder than the others. I'm like the student who is not as clever, but revises for his exams and does OK in the end.

  Carles Puyol

  Clever, Hard Work, Technique

  "Puyol: Xavi wrong about Simeone's amazing Atletico Madrid" by Juan Carlos Gutierrez, www.goal.com. May 26, 2016.

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• Leo Messi is a spectacular player, there is nobody else like him. I should not because I have suffered so much in training. I think he is the best forward at the moment and I think he will be so for many more years. He has his feet on the ground.

  Carles Puyol

  Player, Thinking, Years

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• My parents were skeptical about me becoming a footballer and encouraged me to study.

  Carles Puyol

  Parent, Becoming, Study

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• FC Barcelona is the national team of Catalonia

  Carles Puyol

  Team, Barcelona, National Team

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• There's a special part of Messi's brain allowing him to see the split-second chaos of football in his own personal super slow motion.

  Carles Puyol

  Football, Brain, Special

  "Time flies: Lionel Messi marks 10th anniversary of his Barcelona debut". m.espn.com. October 14, 2014.

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