As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.

I need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

Sometimes words are harder than blows.

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends

Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back.

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.

I'm a big fan of old boots.

I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

Maths is done differently from what I was taught when I was at school.

Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever.

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing.

I've heard some of Victoria's new album and it's frightening.

I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.

My secret is practice.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.