“Thought with that blow on your head, things would be put in the right place! But apparently not… No solution there”
—Carles Puyol to Gerard Pique
April 2012
Someone said Thank You to Pep Guardiola
But he answered politely,
‘No, but thank you.’
“When the final is over, there’s no turning back. This is a very young team. Tito Vilanova knows them well and I am convinced that Barca will be competing up in the future”
—Pep Guardiola
“America is a place where a man is not judged by the color of his skin, but by the number of his twitter followers”
—Jimmy Kimmel
“President Obama wants everyone to have health care, whether we want it or not. I think I’ve figured it out: you’re not from Kenya, it’s even worse - you’re from Canada!”
—Jimmy Kimmel
“I have a lot more material prepared, but I have to get the Secret Service home in time for their new curfew.”
—President Barack Obama during WH Correspondents’ Dinner
“Remember when the country rallied around you (Obama) in hopes of a better tomorrow? That was hilarious”
—Jimmy Kimmel during WH Correspondents’ Dinner
Seven Signs of Grieving
Grief is a highly personal experience and proceeds differently for everyone; however, seven signs, or stages, are common to many people. Recognizing these signs is the first step toward healing*
Shock
Denial
Bargaining
Guilt
Anger
Depression
Acceptance and Hope
*not all my gif images.
*http://www.ehow.com/list_6128987_seven-signs-grieving_.html
I am pretty amazed...
at how Ibrahim Afellay speaks in Spanish. It’s eloquent and flawless. At least, Victor Valdes and co. won’t be having the hard time telling him to Chut da bol.
“I’m just leaving, NOT dying”
—Pep Guardiola
“I hope to speak to you in Catalan next year.”
—Ibrahim Afellay
As for the Pichichi...
Lionel Messi finally ties Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal to 43….
With 64 Goals, Messi equals
Ajax’s Henk Groot as 3rd European top-flight topscorer in a season. Gerd Muller (Bayern) has 67 goals, while Ferenc Deak (Szentlorinc) has 66 goals.
For the 3rd time in history...
Barcelona have now scored 100 goals in the Spanish league in one season. Keita’s goal was the 100th goal of this season.
“Gracias.”
—Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero to Pep Guardiola
“The greatest warrior isn’t he who always wins, but he who returns to the battlefield without fear”
—Dani Alves
“When I leave Adrià at school and go to the Ciutat Esportiva - he always say the same thing: ‘Dad, you’re not going to work, you’re playing, you’re going to have fun, you do what you love in this life’. And he’s right.”
—Tito Vilanova
“Pep has given us more than we could imagine and we will be eternally grateful”
—Carles Puyol
“When Ronaldinho and Deco left, there was talk of “Sell Xavi to help us bring Cesc”. But along came Pep and he said that he did not see a Barcelona without me. That was the end of it.”
—Xavi
“A veure si la sabeu aquesta? Ziga-zaga, ziga-zaga… zigui? zaga? No la sabíeu.”
—Pep Guardiola
“As your football-illiterate friend, I can only tell you that I will always have a bottle of cold champagne if you need it, whether in victory and in defeat, in sickness and in health. Congratulations for being you, with much greater merit than any other.”
—David Trueba
“Tito is the best possible successor, he knows the team better than anyone. The philosophy, the model continues. He has our support.”
—Carles Puyol
“Please help Tito. Please do not leave him alone…”
—Pep Guardiola
City Of Blinding Lights
U2
City of Blinding Lights by U2
Oh you’re so beautiful…
Rachel Maddow: As Awkward As It Gets
Awkward Rachel Maddow is awkward.
Sometimes you choose to photoshop a picture and other times a picture takes you by the balls so hard you black out and wake up on the floor and there’s a bunch of rachel maddow photoshops on your desktop.
When Andres Iniesta was a kid...
There were two posters on his wall at La Masía: one was of Catherine Zeta Jones, the other was Pep Guardiola.
“When they signed him I said: ‘Madre mía, we’re going to be flying, I swear it. He’s a perfectionist. If Pep decided to be a musician, he would be a good musician. If he wanted to be a psychologist, he would be a good psychologist. He is obsessive; he would keep going until he got it right. He demands so much from himself. And that pressure that he puts on himself, those demands are contagious – it spreads to everyone. He wants everything to be perfect. He is a pesado.”
—Xavi
“I’m leaving with the feeling that I’ve done a good job. I’m saying this after losing two titles.”
—Pep Guardiola
“I’m very sorry for all of the uncertainty I created over this time over my future, maybe that was an error of mine. I didn’t mean to create this kind of mood.”
—Pep Guardiola
