點解冇隔行
Luis Suárez, on his farewell:
His introductory speech:
"It is all unforeseen. I have nothing prepared. I can only thank the Club for having trusted me knowing where I came from because of a mistake I had made."
"People know the effort I have always made to be able to play for the best team in the world. I have to be proud of everything I did and for the friends I have made along the way. My family, has really enjoyed the good and the bad, they have supported me much more because they know the suffering we live in but I like to keep the beauty we live in. Lifting titles, scoring, playing alongside great players and playing alongside the best player in history.
"I want to thank the fans for all the love they have given me. They encouraged me till the last day. I also thank the staff who work with us every day.They will have a cule forever, no matter where I go."
On his time at Barça:
"It was seeing a dream come true, but I never imagined reaching these figures. You must always perform at your best here and you don't know how many years you can be here for. I am more than proud and satisfied with some spectacular and wonderful years at Barça."
"I have lived many moments here, trophies and bad moments too, but I stay more with the first. Winning La Liga and the Champions League, scoring goals, playing with wonderful players that I saw on PlayStation. Then, the farewell ... Each player has his way of getting lost and living. I keep it to myself and having my colleagues and my family here is what I keep."
"My farewell is a subject that I have already assimilated, I have already digested it. I must now look forward to the future. I can leave proud and satisfied after these six wonderful years that I have lived here. I have not yet imagined what it will be like to face Barça, against former teammates and friends ... but we will try to make a nice game."
On the past month and the debacle surrounding the club:
"It was a crazy month. To also say things that one did not think. Things have been invented, things that are not true have been leaked and that is unworthy, but you must stay away from everything. Everyone knows the relationship I share with Leo Messi. When I arrived they said 'be careful with Leo, he's a forward'. And I'm a forward too and they said it was bad for me. I have to go proud."
On his departure from the club:
"Of course I thought I could continue here ... this last year leaves me a bittersweet taste due to injuries. I'm leaving to continue competing."
"As much as one has a contract, the club and the player needs changes. In this case it was that the coach did not count on me. I leave thinking that I have met expectations, as the third scorer in history and happy to leave a beautiful mark and will be remembered for everything I did in good times and bad, there were also times where you have to be self-critical."
"When the coach communicated it to me, I was already expecting it because it had already been said before in the newspaper reports. But I can accept it, I have a contract and I will continue training until I get a solution as a professional that I am. The coach had no problems."
On Leo Messi:
"What has Messi told me about going to Atlético? No, it is a strange thing because I am going, first, and also to a direct rival. But we already face between Argentina and Uruguay. That will not affect the personal relationship we have."
"Was that a message to the club? It was in a joking tone. I am not going to please anyone. I want to leave as the great Barça player that I was."