“For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then t...” — Juan Mata Quote

“For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then the Olympics. My desire is to play in both.”

“My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.”

“If you face the goalkeeper, you have to wait for him to go and then put the ball in the other side. It's easy to say it but not so easy to do it when you are in the 88th minute of a game. So you must practise.”

“My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.”

“I've always loved public speaking, and that's something I definitely will pursue after the Olympics.”

“Playing the Olympics is a massive dream.”