Xavi Quotes

I played for Sampdoria and stayed there 15 years. Of course, I could have gone to Juventus, to AC Milan, to Inter Milan many times, but I preferred to remain because Sampdoria were my family, from the owners to the players.

Sometimes I think I should have stayed longer and I should have done more films.

History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities.

I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career.

I know, it's weird that I've never done a musical. I turned down two of them. 'The Lion King' and 'The Producers.' I turned two of the biggest Broadway musicals down, am I a mess?

I can't say there were parts I was offered and turned down, but there were meetings for parts that I didn't go to, meetings I should have gone to, meetings I was advised against going to. I listened to that advice.

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.

If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.

I left school at 16 and skipped university to work, initially as a waiter. I think I missed out on what would have been great years.

I'm sure there have been missed opportunities, with films I've turned down that went on to be successful, but everyone in the industry has had that happen.

I turned down the opportunity to be in some films that went on to be blockbusters.

Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in 'Top Gun' and I turned it down.

England really is the birthplace, the heart and soul of football. If Barcelona had Liverpool's fans, or Arsenal's, or United's, we'd have won 20 Champions Leagues, hahaha!

It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been.

I've turned down a lot of roles. Some of them made stars out of the people. I have no regrets.

There have been films I have said no to and there are roles that I wish I had done.

For a lot of different reasons I didn't fulfil my potential.

If I were LeBron, I would have gone to Chicago or I would have stayed home and showed a little more loyalty to my city and my team. But I'm not LeBron.

I could have had eight or nine world titles at least, and you do think about that at times.

I am much more grateful and linked to Real Madrid than to Barcelona.

I could have worked with great people like Nile Rodgers, which I regret. I don't have many regrets, but I remember he'd shown some interest, and I was just in my own world, man.

Every club has legends, and at Barcelona, Cruyff and Pep are going to be spoken about forever, knowing what they've achieved and in what style.

Borussia are my old love, and that will remain so, but I identify with Barca 100 percent, and on the pitch, there is only one club for me.

I could have joined West Brom or Brighton. What would have happened had I joined one of them? I do not want to think about it. I do not think about it.

I never said I was going to play for Boca but rather that, if I went back to Argentina to play, I would do so for only one team, and that's Boca.