Alexis hugged by pitch invader during last night's game against Venezuela
Alexis: "As a boy, I cleaned cars to get money. I didn't study, I escaped and went to play football, alone or with my friends."
Alexis: "My first boots? It was given to me by Mr. Courtois, the mayor of Tocopilla. I had no shoes because my mother could not buy."
Alexis: "When I was small, I said to my mother: 'Don't worry, I'll be a footballer, we'll be all right and have money.' And she laughed."
Alexis: "I also told my friends: 'I'll give u a car,' 'I'll fix ur house.' Now I'm looking for ways to help Tocopilla in any way possible."
Alexis: "Difficult to play for Barça? I think so. I had to learn football all over again. What I did in Italy, I can't do here."
Alexis: "Before coming to Barça using one on one opened the field, it was I who gave pass into the space because I opened up my teammates."
Alexis: "Last Liga title had enormous merit & was possible only because of the grandeur of locker room, the players & the coaching staff."
Alexis: "Tito and Abidal were the pillars that held up the team without being there, because they gave us the power."
Alexis: "When you see them fight (cancer), you wonder how u're not fighting. You think about people getting ahead with no legs, no hands..."