Later Quote by Rodri

I thought it was very important to keep growing with Atletico and to play there for many years.

— Diego Costa

At Atletico, I always played with older players, sometimes out of position. I'd keep going back until I beat them.

— Saul Niguez

When I was 10 I started playing for Atletico Mineiro and that was the start of my professional career.

— Fred

I had many ups and downs at Atletico, achieving the best and the worst.

— Diego Godin

I was at Villarreal for two years in the first team, then for a short time at Atletico.

— Rodri

You want to compete against the best players and that year at Atletico helped me a lot to become what I am now. It…

— Raul Jimenez

I would have liked to have done more at Atletico. I was only there for a year.

— Raul Jimenez

I've had some of the best years of my career at Atletico and remember the supporters, my teammates, and the coaching staff fondly.

— Filipe Luis

When I left Atletico, I thought it was good for me and for them. I had to change to see if things went differently.

— Joao Felix

When I was a child, my dream was to play for Atletico.

— Fernando Torres

When I arrived at Atletico, at that point they were not so strong.

— Thibaut Courtois

It was very hard to go through life as a small boy supporting Atletico.

— Fernando Torres