Being a defender of Real Madrid means being able to make very few mistakes.
Raphaël VaraneThat's one of the core qualities at Real Madrid - you've got to be able to win all the time.
CasemiroWhoever says Real Madrid are dead is always proved wrong in the long term.
Sergio RamosWe're Real Madrid - and being successful is part of our DNA.
Toni KroosThe Real Madrid shirt is white. It can stain of mud, sweat and even of blood, but never of shame.
Santiago BernabeuReal Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all the others and is the target of all the players.
Franz BeckenbauerPlaying for Real Madrid is like touching the sky, Real Madrid has always been my first choice as a team and Madrid has always been my favourite as a city.
MadridJuanitoWhen you put on this shirt, you know that you’ve arrived at the very top. There is no greater honour.
Sergio RamosEvery player would love to get to the absolute top, and Real Madrid is it.
Luis SuarezI prefer beating Real Madrid to beating Manchester City.
NeymarIt obviously bothers people when Real Madrid win. It makes them jealous.
Cristiano RonaldoI'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.
Cristiano RonaldoWhen I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.
Gareth BaleI've played for Real Madrid, where the pressure is so huge because you have to go and really win absolutely every game.
Mesut ÖzilReal Madrid is like Manchester United or Liverpool or Bayern Munich. There is so much history, and you need to play and win against that history. It's difficult to play against them because you fight against everything - the history, the players - but because of that, the motivation is always so high.
Bayern MunichFernando TorresReal Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
Zinedine ZidaneTokio: "You wave a white flag and turn yourself in! I know they'll be easy on you when things get complicated."
Rio: "I only wave the white flag for Real Madrid."
If Real comes back against Dortmund I will let my girlfriend sleep with the players.
Football/Soccer, Borussia DortmundMario Balotelli, April 2013