“Throughout all my career, I have been an honest person, responsible, a...” — Javier Mascherano Quote

Throughout all my career, I have been an honest person, responsible, and respectful of my team-mates and the clubs that I have played for and the countries I have lived in.

I didn't have the chance to play at West Ham, but in football, you always have a chance. When I went to Liverpool, I had the chance to show my quality.

Honestly, after five, six months, I thought it was unlikely I'd be here long: my characteristics seemed to go against everything Barcelona stood for.

In football, 80% of the game is played in your head; the other 20% is physical and tactical.

Always the Premier League has several clubs fighting for the title.

I'm just going to go out and play. At the end of the day, you are still hitting a little white ball with your clubs.

I'm very happy to have been a one-club man, but I wouldn't shoot down guys who have gone off and played in multiple clubs either because, essentially, it is an earning that people are after.

I want to move to one of Europe's best clubs if I leave Rotterdam, just like Robin van Persie and Kuyt did before.

I'd been gigging since I was 14, doing little competitions and pubs and clubs and old people's homes.