Profession: Football Player
Year Of Birth: May 11th 1984
Current Team: Vissel Kobe
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Midfielder
- “If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it’s more satisfying when you have struggled.” – Andres Iniesta
- “There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be ‘this high’ and ‘this wide.’” – Andres Iniesta
- “Some people like you, some people don’t. In the end you just have to be yourself.” – Andres Iniesta
- “There are moments when the human body can overcome things you would never expect.” – Andres Iniesta
- “You have different sorts of people in life, so why should it be any different in football?” – Andres Iniesta
- “Small players learn to be intuitive, to anticipate, to protect the ball. A guy who weighs 90 kilos doesn’t move like one who weighs 60. In the playground I always played against much bigger kids and I always wanted the ball. Without it, I feel lost.” – Andres Iniesta
- “La Masia is a place where lots of people live together but you are on your own.” – Andres Iniesta
- “What I do when speaking in public is trying to do it as best as possible and trying to make everybody comfortable with my words. Sometimes getting this is very difficult, but I try my best.” – Andres Iniesta
- “I get the feeling people respect me and that there is affection for me. That makes me happy.” – Andres Iniesta
- “Rooney is one of the best players in the world and I love watching him play. But if you had to pick out only one, then for their history and for all that they have achieved it would have to be Paul Scholes or Ryan Giggs. They are two shining examples for any player.” – Andres Iniesta
- “Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.” – Andres Iniesta
- “My father has made a museum with my cuttings and photographs.” – Andres Iniesta
- “There are moments when your mind is very vulnerable. You feel a lot of doubts.” – Andres Iniesta
- “People see footballers as different beings, as if we’re untouchable, as if nothing ever happens to us, but we’re people. Of course we’re privileged, but in the tangibles, we’re the same.” – Andres Iniesta
- “Most things come from inside; they’re intuitive. That’s the way I am.” – Andres Iniesta
- “I think Coutinho’s a great team player with a huge amount of talent. He can use both feet. He scores goals. He links play well and gets between the lines in attack.” – Andres Iniesta
- “It’s true that time is against me, and I am closer to hanging up my boots, but one thing I have clear is that I will be involved in football. I don’t know how, but I will be related to football. It’s my life.” – Andres Iniesta
- “A great deal of who I am is down to Barca and La Masia – I am very thankful to them.” – Andres Iniesta
- “We played what was quite honestly a complete match in every sense, there is a long way to go, it’s not decisive at all but we are going away very, very satisfied.” – Andres Iniesta
- “I’ve still not renewed. Let’s say I’m thinking about my future when before I wasn’t.” – Andres Iniesta