Wherever I go, I see kids playing football. Even if there is no grass and it's just sweaters for goals, you see… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I'm at the fantastic club that is Manchester United, one of the biggest in the world. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I'll always be proud to say I played at Chelsea, at Valencia, in the youth system at Real Madrid, in the youth… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
For me, football is what I love to do most. It is also the thing I'm better doing than anything else. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Chelsea is a top club, and I have many friends there, but you cannot turn down the chance to join Manchester United. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I just want to be playing! I love to play. But I think I can play in the three positions behind the… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I don't like to think about others losing or not performing well. No, no - I'm not that kind of person. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
When I heard of United's interest, I thought, 'Wow.' This is a team that has won a lot of leagues in the… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I consider myself as this kind of attacking midfielder, trying to find the gaps between the opposition midfielders and defenders and produce… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
For me, good football is not about how many skills you show or how many players you beat. It's about making the… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Obviously, Spain is my home, and I have everything here - family, friends - but I'm very happy in England, with the… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
To be honest, I was never expecting to be in a World Cup final, a Euro final, a Champions League final, a… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Every player thinks he's Maradona when he joins a big club. That happens to all of us, but then you start to… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I've tried to improve - defending, attacking, pressing, trying to think before a game, to be more clever, do something before the… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I admire Arsenal and the philosophy that the young players have. Liverpool, with their Spanish players, they also have an incredible squad.… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
When I signed for Valencia, it wasn't the best moment of my football career because in the beginning, I was not playing… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Football generates a lot of money, but there has to be a social responsibility that goes with that. It can positively affect… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
I had the luck of being in Madrid. They sign some of the best players in the world, and that really leaves… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
A win doesn't last too long, and it happens the same way with a defeat. You have the chance to make it… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Through Common Goal, we're creating a collaborative way for football to give back to society. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
Football sometimes has a bad reputation. Some of that is deserved... and some of it isn't. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
If I leave Chelsea, I would be unprofessional ,just because I am not playing does not mean that I don't love Chelsea.… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
The only thing I think about is helping the team, respecting all my team-mates, not being selfish. — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
If you face the goalkeeper, you have to wait for him to go and then put the ball in the other side.… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
You can stick with one manager and have no wins, no trophies, or you can have so many different managers and win… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
One of the best things if you are a football player is to see the faces of the kids, when they see… — Juan Mata Copy Share Image
It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger. — Juan Mata Copy Share
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… — Juan Mata Copy Share
I can tell you as a Manchester United player how big this club is and how you feel the repercussions of everything you do.… — Juan Mata Copy Share
The most important and the better feeling in football, for me, is scoring a goal. — Juan Mata Copy Share
With respect to the world of football, I earn a normal wage. But compared to 99.9% of Spain and the rest of the world,… — Juan Mata Copy Share
To be honest, I was never expecting to be in a World Cup final, a Euro final, a Champions League final, a Europa League… — Juan Mata Copy Share
One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game. — Juan Mata Copy Share
I'm trying to know every part of London, to improve my English and enjoy the football. On my days off, I go to different… — Juan Mata Copy Share
Maybe the yoga I do helps me to play as much as I do. It certainly gets you in the right frame of mind,… — Juan Mata Copy Share
When I heard of United's interest, I thought, 'Wow.' This is a team that has won a lot of leagues in the history of… — Juan Mata Copy Share
James [Wilson] has a great future ahead of him. Everyone can see he has a great left foot, it's incredible the way he can… — Juan Mata Copy Share
I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to improve the… — Juan Mata Copy Share
