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I see children now, and many things surprise me: they ask me about my boots and why I don't dye my hair. I wonder, 'Why don't you talk to me about how to cross the ball, control it, the position of the body when I strike the ball?'
- Juan Mata
#Children
#Control
#Hair
#Me
#Surprise
I feel privileged to play for Manchester United. It is something, when I'm old, I will always be proud of.
- Juan Mata
#Always
#Feel
#Old
#Proud
#Will
I can tell you as a Manchester United player how big this club is and how you feel the repercussions of everything you do. It happens to everyone. It happened to me when I came.
- Juan Mata
#Club
#Everything
#Feel
#I Can
#Me
I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to the dole, and emigrate. That's normal life now. My life as a footballer is not normal.
- Juan Mata
#Life
#Live
#Look
#My Life
#Work
I've been lucky to be born in Spain to a good family. But some team-mates reached the same position from a tough background. Football is equal, and it doesn't matter where you come from.
- Juan Mata
#Born
#Family
#Football
#Good
#Tough
I have always been a very positive person and tried to bring the positives from the hardest moments.
- Juan Mata
#Always
#Hardest
#Person
#Positive
#Tried
When I signed for Valencia, it wasn't the best moment of my football career because in the beginning, I was not playing a lot. But I remained calm, and I knew that if I trained well and played as I know, I'm sure I can get a place in the first XI.
- Juan Mata
#Beginning
#Best
#Calm
#Football
#Moment
If you want to be anonymous, you can go to Soho or Camden, and it's not a problem. There are a lot of Spanish people. If you go to Piccadilly or Oxford Circus, you hear lots of Spanish voices, but I'm not recognised much.
- Juan Mata
#Circus
#Go
#Hear
#People
#Want
I've scored as many goals for Manchester United in the Premier League as for Chelsea, but in something like 30 games less.
- Juan Mata
#Chelsea
#Goals
#Premier League
#United
One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game.
- Juan Mata
#First
#Football
#Game
#Lessons
#Win
If you want to give 100 per cent, you have to feel that you are important for the manager.
- Juan Mata
#Feel
#Give
#Important
#Manager
#Want
London is a very big city, Manchester is calmer. I live near the training ground, so I do things around there in the countryside, but I really like Manchester's Northern Quarter, where they have nice coffee shops and live music places.
- Juan Mata
#City
#Coffee
#Live
#Music
#Training
I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to improve the world.
- Juan Mata
#Change
#Football
#Power
#Vision
#World
Obviously, when I play well and win a trophy, I feel happy about myself.
- Juan Mata
#Feel
#Happy
#Myself
#Trophy
#Win
Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate footballers and their capacity to have a strong opinion and sympathy for others.
- Juan Mata
#Good
#Look
#Selfish
#Society
#Sympathy
In Spain, they show many Premier League games on TV, and it is an inspirational league. Maybe I would like to play in the Premier League.
- Juan Mata
#Inspirational
#Play
#Premier League
I always said I was very grateful for Chelsea. I spent an amazing time of my career there, we won a lot of trophies, and I think I became a better player. I have great friends in the club, and I always wish the best for them.
- Juan Mata
#Amazing
#Best
#Grateful
#Great
#Time
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