Top 55 Atletico Quotes

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

For me and for Atletico, it’s the same: Simeone is everything.

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

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 have always had sympathy for Atletico Madrid because, among other things, I have friends there, and my father always liked Atletico.

You want to compete against the best players and that year at Atletico helped me a lot to become what I am now. It was difficult because it was the first time I was living alone but I think I adapted quickly to a new life.

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

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

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

Ajax have a set model, a defined youth programme – Barcelona have one too, and Juventus. And Atletico Madrid do too. Real Madrid don’t – because they alternate developing their own players with signing talent.

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

If I return to Spain someday, Atletico Madrid would be one of my top choices without doubt. It is a club that I have a lot of affection for.

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’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.

I’ve never considered leaving Atletico because I’m happy here.

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

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.

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

Atletico is a rival who will never give up.

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

I love playing there… I like Atletico.

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

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

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

I had many ups and downs at Atletico, achieving the best and the worst.

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

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’m fine at Atletico. I don’t want to leave.

When I arrived at Atletico, at that point they were not so strong.

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.

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

Manchester United are a great club, and being associated with them is a great compliment for me, but Atletico are also great.

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.

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.

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.

When I moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, I was only 18, and I found it hard to adapt. But what surprised me most about moving to England was how fast the game was. I like it, but it is so quick.

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

It was so nice to see that the Chelsea supporters appreciated my talent and my work at Atletico.

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

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.

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

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.

It is difficult to begin with Atletico, because there is pressure from the fans, because they are accustomed to a very good goalkeeper, but I have no fear of that. I play my game.

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

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 was a real group of friends. We went out together, and my teammates taught me a language I did not know at all when I arrived. When I left, I cried.

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 want to win titles with Atletico.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

My father worked every day; my brother and sister had to travel many hours to study, so Atletico were for people like us.