Juan Mata

I don't dab, bro.

— Juan Mata

It is true that footballers are mistrustful.

— Juan Mata

I'm a professional. I have to do my best.

— Juan Mata

Who is shorter, me or David Silva? I don't know. Probably him.

— Juan Mata

I like to be in contact with the ball, have possession, to play.

— Juan Mata

I never lose faith. I believe in myself. I know what I can do.

— Juan Mata

I would like to win the Premier League.

— Juan Mata

The managers I've known all had their own specific way of working.

— Juan Mata

You never know what can happen in football and in life.

— Juan Mata

I think every footballer, after 20 years playing football, the first thing that comes to your mind is to relax.

— Juan Mata

I'm a person who doesn't think bad about other people or feel happy when other people don't get results.

— Juan Mata

Obviously, when I play well and win a trophy, I feel happy about myself.

— Juan Mata

Obviously, when you've made a great assist... is a great feeling, but obviously, the best feeling is to score yourself.

— Juan Mata

For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then the Olympics. My desire is to play…

— Juan Mata

I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to…

— Juan Mata

I've been in England for a while, but it's true that at times you miss home, your family, your friends.

— Juan Mata

I feel privileged to play for Manchester United. It is something, when I'm old, I will always be proud of.

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But I just try to do my best. I don't know if my game can influence the game of the team and…

— Juan Mata

Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate…

— Juan Mata

If I was 19, 20, 18, and I had the chance to play with first-team players of Manchester United, I will definitely…

— Juan Mata

I've been lucky to be born in Spain to a good family. But some team-mates reached the same position from a tough…

— Juan Mata

James [Wilson] has a great future ahead of him. Everyone can see he has a great left foot, it's incredible the way…

— Juan Mata

I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to…

— Juan Mata

In Spain, they show many Premier League games on TV, and it is an inspirational league. Maybe I would like to play…

— Juan Mata

With respect to the world of football, I earn a normal wage. But compared to 99.9% of Spain and the rest of…

— Juan Mata

I think what's surprised me most about the club is to feel that wherever you go, even when you go on holiday…

— Juan Mata

Real Madrid wanted me to join their academy. It was a big decision to move when I was 15. It's a key…

— Juan Mata

I am not so old, but when I started out, we had none of this. We did not have the need to…

— Juan Mata

For a kid that just played for Oviedo, to then going to play for a team like Real Madrid, it felt fantastic.…

— Juan Mata

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

Obviously, replacing Sir Alex Ferguson was never going to be easy - not for him or for anyone. Although I was with…

— Juan Mata

Football is not about money but emotions.

— Juan Mata

I'm the way my father taught me to be.

— Juan Mata

The storm will pass and the sun will rise again.

— Juan Mata

It would be great to play until I'm 40 like Ryan Giggs.

— Juan Mata

I like creative players and players who do different things.

— Juan Mata

Everything I do is about improvement.

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I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a…

— Juan Mata

There are so many clubs with great squads, good managers, good financial situations that allows them to sign good players.

— Juan Mata

Football's incomparable to anything else - perhaps only music has that same power to transform society.

— Juan Mata