--- title: "15 Liverpool Quotes By Xabi Alonso" description: "15 Liverpool quotes by Xabi Alonso. Plus more from Xabi Alonso and more Liverpool sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/xabi-alonso-4677_connection_i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection_909068.png" --- > [I still feel I have a special connection with Liverpool fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection-with-liverpool-fans/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/xabi-alonso-4677_connection_i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection_909068.png) > [People in Liverpool are very welcoming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/xabi-alonso-4677_football_people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming-1_1608911.png) > [I will always be grateful to Liverpool. It is a very special club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-will-always-be-grateful-to-liverpool-it-is-a-very-special-club/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/xabi-alonso-4677_always_i-will-always-be-grateful-to-liverpool-i_2277506.png) > [There are not many better clubs to play football for than Liverpool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/there-are-not-many-better-clubs-to-play-football-for-than-liverpool/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/xabi-alonso-4677_better_there-are-not-many-better-clubs-to-play_986062.png) > [I am still a Liverpool fan and will be forever, absolutely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-am-still-a-liverpool-fan-and-will-be-forever-absolutely/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d19/xabi-alonso-4677_fans_i-am-still-a-liverpool-fan-and-will-be-f_1592830.png) > [I have played at Liverpool, a special club, grown as a player and won titles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-have-played-at-liverpool-a-special-club-grown-as-a-player-and-won/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/xabi-alonso-4677_club_i-have-played-at-liverpool-a-special-clu_458956.png) > [I grew up a lot as a professional and as a person in Liverpool, and I have very strong links to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-grew-up-a-lot-as-a-professional-and-as-a-person-in-liverpool-and-i/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/269/xabi-alonso-4677_city_i-grew-up-a-lot-as-a-professional-and-as_1813410.png) > [I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home, which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool, he was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-ve-still-got-paul-scholes-shirt-at-home-which-i-swapped-with-him-2/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/xabi-alonso-4677_football_i-ve-still-got-paul-scholes-shirt-at-hom_1380749.png) > [I stay in contact with friends I have in Liverpool. It's not a normal club; it's so special and very important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-stay-in-contact-with-friends-i-have-in-liverpool-it-s-not-a-normal/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/xabi-alonso-4677_club_i-stay-in-contact-with-friends-i-have-in_948125.png) > [I had five great years at Liverpool and I would rather just keep that memory as it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-had-five-great-years-at-liverpool-and-i-would-rather-just-keep-that/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/xabi-alonso-4677_five_i-had-five-great-years-at-liverpool-and_2646217.png) > [Managing Liverpool? Yes, for sure, I have dreamt of that, but first I have to prove myself and prepare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/managing-liverpool-yes-for-sure-i-have-dreamt-of-that-but-first-i/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/xabi-alonso-4677_first_managing-liverpool-yes-for-sure-i-have-d_592178.png) > [Leaving Liverpool was the toughest decision I had to make in football because I was in an exemplary club, a proper football…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/leaving-liverpool-was-the-toughest-decision-i-had-to-make-in-football/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/xabi-alonso-4677_best_leaving-liverpool-was-the-toughest-decis_471662.jpg) > [The only thing I regret is not winning the Premier League with Liverpool. I'll never know how that feels and experience the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/the-only-thing-i-regret-is-not-winning-the-premier-league-with/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/xabi-alonso-4677_city_the-only-thing-i-regret-is-not-winning-t_3122783.jpg) > [Bayern is a big club and a big brand, but on a daily basis, it's a family club. You get to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/bayern-is-a-big-club-and-a-big-brand-but-on-a-daily-basis-it-s-a/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/xabi-alonso-4677_club_bayern-is-a-big-club-and-a-big-brand-but_1966784.png) > [I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-ve-still-got-paul-scholes-shirt-at-home-which-i-swapped-with-him/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9b/xabi-alonso-4677_admire_i-ve-still-got-paul-scholes-shirt-at-hom_1155578.jpg) ## Other authors on Liverpool ## More by Xabi Alonso > [Cristiano's numbers are amazing, indisputable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/cristiano-s-numbers-are-amazing-indisputable/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [I have learned from all of my coaches, and I am sure I will learn a lot with Guardiola.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-have-learned-from-all-of-my-coaches-and-i-am-sure-i-will-learn-a/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [To be fighting at European level, you need players who know how to play in the big games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/to-be-fighting-at-european-level-you-need-players-who-know-how-to/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [I want to win the Champions League with Bayern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-want-to-win-the-champions-league-with-bayern/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [How many times have you seen me run into the box with the ball, dribbling past players? It's uncommon because it's not my game;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/how-many-times-have-you-seen-me-run-into-the-box-with-the-ball/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [If I decide somewhere along the way to take my chances as a manager, my link, my commitment, my passion with Liverpool is there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/if-i-decide-somewhere-along-the-way-to-take-my-chances-as-a-manager/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [I prefer not to compare teams because it's not fair at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-prefer-not-to-compare-teams-because-it-s-not-fair-at-all/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [I've been lucky, but I have earned that luck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-ve-been-lucky-but-i-have-earned-that-luck/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [With Senna, I am not incompatible; I am not incompatible with anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/with-senna-i-am-not-incompatible-i-am-not-incompatible-with-anyone/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [At the end, when you play, you want to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/at-the-end-when-you-play-you-want-to-win/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [That is probably the biggest issue about the English game. You need to be a great player and great at striking the ball, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/that-is-probably-the-biggest-issue-about-the-english-game-you-need-to/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [Madrid is a big city. It's very dynamic and cosmopolitan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/madrid-is-a-big-city-it-s-very-dynamic-and-cosmopolitan/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [Growing doesn't mean renouncing your history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/growing-doesn-t-mean-renouncing-your-history/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [I have played at Liverpool, a special club, grown as a player and won titles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-have-played-at-liverpool-a-special-club-grown-as-a-player-and-won/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) > [Leaving Liverpool was the toughest decision I had to make in football because I was in an exemplary club, a proper football club, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/leaving-liverpool-was-the-toughest-decision-i-had-to-make-in-football/) [Xabi Alonso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xabi-alonso/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/liverpool/xabi-alonso/#itemlist", "name": "15 Liverpool Quotes By Xabi Alonso", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still feel I have a special connection with Liverpool fans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Xabi Alonso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection-with-liverpool-fans/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/xabi-alonso-4677_connection_i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection_909068.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/xabi-alonso-4677_connection_i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection_909068.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/xabi-alonso-4677_connection_i-still-feel-i-have-a-special-connection_909068.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I still feel I have a special connection with Liverpool fans.” — Xabi Alonso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People in Liverpool are very welcoming.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Xabi Alonso" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xabi-alonso/people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/xabi-alonso-4677_football_people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming-1_1608911.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/xabi-alonso-4677_football_people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming-1_1608911.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/xabi-alonso-4677_football_people-in-liverpool-are-very-welcoming-1_1608911.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People in Liverpool are very welcoming.” — Xabi Alonso", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I will always be grateful to Liverpool. 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