Best Atletico Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“It's good to break records, all the players like to make history and of course I'm happy to be part of Atletico's history and to have surpassed a player like Kun.”

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

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

“When I was talking with Shanghai, I was talking to big clubs from Europe, as well. There was Atletico Madrid, who I almost joined. I liked them very much and what they were offering me at the time. There was also Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. I had some options.”

“I want to do the Atletico fans proud and hope that they will get behind me - together we can achieve great things.”

“To score is always special; to score in the Bernabeu for Atletico is incredible.”

“Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.”

“Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are our rivals in domestic competitions, and they'll both fight to the end to win the League.”

“I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.”

“With regards to the fans, whenever I've played in the Atletico shirt, I have given all that I can. I think I will win the fans back on the field and not with words.”

“I was not a Liverpool fan or a Chelsea fan in Madrid. I was an Atletico fan. I still am. Maybe they're the only badge I will kiss.”

“I just do not see myself playing for Madrid. They do not attract me, especially because of my past with Atletico.”

“You always have Barca, Madrid and Atletico fighting for the title.”

“I saw the strikers that Atletico had and they were great players, great strikers. I want to be one more and this is why I choose to come here.”

“When I left Atletico I had not grown as much as some of my team-mates. I shot up a bit later.”

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

“It was difficult at Atletico Madrid. It was my first experience in Europe when I went there and La Liga was hard.”

“Finding myself in a final with Atletico makes me happy. Why? Because I know the feelings of all the people at the club - because I know how the players feel. They need to see their team as champions, so we have more fans every day.”

“When Atletico wanted to sell me, I was told that I earned too much money and they wanted me off the wage bill. I liked that honesty.”

“Atletico fans were always so desperate for us to win; it was like a religion to them.”

“Atletico players have always been characterised by this kind of player in attack like Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa, and Radamel Falcao.”

“I am very happy here at Atletico, and I want to bring the same kind of joy to all the fans.”

“I love playing there... I like Atletico.”

“I owe a lot to Atletico, and I cannot say that I would like to play for another team.”

“Paulinho will surprise many people. If he does not fit at Barca, he would at Atletico.”

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

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

“I've done everything to come back to Atletico, but I wouldn't fight the same to return. When Atletico didn't wait for me, I had to go to Conte with the tail between my legs.”

“Chelsea's fans love me a lot, even more than in Atletico. Figure that!”

“Atletico know I have a special feeling for the team. I lived the best moment of my career there.”

“On Conte's first day, I told him that I wanted to join Atletico, and he was upset with me and didn't even look at me. Luckily, I started to score goals.”

“I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.”

“It's not enough to just have talent at Atletico Madrid. At other clubs it is, but we can't sign superstars and have to look for players with a good work ethic.”

“With Tenerife, we had to fight in the most difficult second division in Spain with Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, and Real Betis, and we were promoted. I know you have to fight until the last day. We were promoted in the last game.”

“We know that every minute at Atletico counts for so much, and we know we have to give our all.”

“It's not easy to play for Atletico. Talent is not enough, the bar is very high.”

“I'm fine at Atletico. I don't want to leave.”

“I have fallen in love with Atletico, I am in that process. I want to make history with this club.”

“I remember people saying that Atletico wanted me, that they are a big team, and that it will be a big challenge for me. I don't know why, but I just felt really prepared for it, really confident. I went there and tried to do my best in training as well as learn the language really quickly. That was important, I think.”

“If you ask every player, if you ask the players from Atletico, too, they would prefer to play more time on the attack, for sure.”

“Diego Simeone, the coach from Atletico Madrid, was a very strong player as a midfielder.”

“I will stay at Atletico; there is no doubt about that.”

“I hope to stay many years in Manchester United and make history in this club. When I was at Porto and Atletico Madrid, I always wanted to improve to achieve my dream of playing in a team like this.”

“Liverpool is a massive club in reputation, but as soon as I came here, it felt like Atletico to me. It is a working city, an honest city. The people work all week, and on Saturday they want to go to Anfield and watch the best team in the world.”

“Speed isn't everything, but he'd be a great striker at Atletico. Usain Bolt would be perfect for our game. Me behind and him up front. The best!”

“I would give Fernando Torres a contract for life - not just as a player but as an example for everyone. He is a very nice guy, really close to the fans, and has inside him the values of Atletico Madrid.”

“When Atletico tried to buy me back, I did everything I could to make it possible. I had offers from clubs in France and Italy, but I would not have left Chelsea for any other side - only for Atletico Madrid.”

“I'm very happy at Atletico. I'm very proud to play for these fans, with these players, and with this coach. I want to try and pay back the confidence and care that the people at Atletico have always shown me.”

“Atletico is a rival who will never give up.”

“I am not saying that I am at the same level as Messi or Ronaldo. They are the best two players in the world, but I am very proud that I managed to finish above them in the goalscoring charts, especially as I was playing for Atletico Madrid, not Barcelona or Real Madrid.”

“My father is a massive Barcelona and Atletico fan because he used to play in those teams.”

“I hope I can retire at Atletico Madrid.”

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

“I wished I could go back to Atletico; I'm not going to lie.”

“Liverpool is a fundamental part of my life. They don't remember me that way, but time will change that. I could not have chosen a better place to go when I left Atletico.”

“I feel very good at Atletico, and being here allows me to play in the Champions League.”

“The position I play and the way we play at Chelsea is different to Atletico. I have more freedom to put my football into practice; to be at my best to help the team.”

“At Ajax, I got an education in how to be confident on the ball, my technique, and then, at Atletico, I learned how to defend. It was about the details, the ruthlessness; be clinical in front of your own goal, win every duel, be clever. I learned so much and, defensively, I grew there so much.”

“At Atletico, I've improved at the highest level, and in the Champions League, I've turned a corner.”

“I'm so good at Atletico. Honestly, I don't see myself leaving.”

“I don't see myself outside Atletico; something very surprising would have to happen.”

“I've never considered leaving Atletico because I'm happy here.”

“I was delighted when I found out that Atletico wanted to take me back. It's the best thing that could have happened to me.”

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

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

“I want to win titles with Atletico.”

“Kun is now a great player, but when he was at Atletico, I was five years old and I don't remember anything.”

“Bernard is a great player, a player for the Brazilian national team, and I also followed his progress with Atletico Mineiro.”

“I was captain in Atletico at 19, playing in the same team as Demetrio Albertini, who won three Champions Leagues, and Sergi Barjuan from Barcelona, who had won everything, and they were 32, 33. I was a kid as captain, so I wasn't the real captain, just a kid learning from them.”

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

“I won the title three times with Ajax; I played in the Champions League final and won the league title with Atletico. I have also played in the World Cup.”

“I'm very happy in charge at Atletico. The squad give me commitment, talent and style.”

“I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.”

“I think it's a thing in France, and I think you see it a little bit in Spain with Atletico: the countries and the cities just absolutely love their football. It's not because they're just marketing geniuses; it's because they've made it simple.”

“For me and for Atletico, it's the same: Simeone is everything.”

“People might talk more about Real Madrid and Barcelona than about Atletico, but what matters to me is what happens on the pitch. We compete with them year after year. I am not interested about the club's reputation.”