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Yes, my heart is in Madrid.
Madrid and London are great.
I consider myself half Spanish.
As a goalkeeper, you want to play.
I've never been a hero at gymnastics.
I want to win the title with Chelsea.
I love playing there... I like Atletico.
The Premier League is different to Spain.
I do not want to be sitting on the bench.
To be on the bench is not the nicest thing.
As a player, you always want to win prizes.
A lot of things the press say are nonsense.
It's a great feeling to be champion of Spain.
There is no reason not to be happy at Chelsea.
It is a childhood dream to be in the World Cup.
Rumours affect any club where things are going badly.
The weakest point is between the legs for a goalkeeper.
Of course you don't want to concede a goal in any game.
When I arrived at Atletico, at that point they were not so strong.
Nobody is guaranteed to be a starter; thinking that would be a mistake.
You want to win everything that's possible, starting with the League Cup.
I have made a lot of progress, above all in speed, reflexes, and experience.
When I left Spain, I had it very clear in my mind that I would return one day.
It's nice to win a trophy every season and say every year, 'OK, I won something.'
If you excel, there will always be teams interested in signing the biggest players.
I feel very good at Atletico, and being here allows me to play in the Champions League.
When I joined Chelsea, I had to replace Petr Cech. I still talk to him today; he's a friend.
It was so nice to see that the Chelsea supporters appreciated my talent and my work at Atletico.
I think a goalkeeper has to participate at the back of the defence and come off the line to play.
My personal situation is related to the city of Madrid. My two children live there with their mum.
I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.
For Buffon, I hear he trains less on the field, and he is more focused on keeping his muscles strong.
When I was younger, I bought 'FIFA' every year, and I still play now, so to be on the cover would be amazing.
When you get injured for a long time, it's not nice because you are out of the team and not involved anymore.
Since I left Atleti, I have improved my game with my feet considerably, and I have matured a lot as a person.
If you play a final and win it, you get that feeling to win trophies, and you want to win more and more and more.
If you play for a team like Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, or PSG, the aim is always to win the Champions League.
It was strange joining Chelsea, but when I signed, I knew I would be loaned out to a team. They had, like, a five-year plan for me.
In the media, they're always talking about money. I'm not denying that it plays a role, but everything has to be in its right place.
At first sight, Shane Long is just a short striker, but he's good in the air; he's quick, very dangerous, has good feet, and scores goals.
I'd watch Edwin van der Sar and try and steal things with my eyes from how he played, because he wasn't all muscles and was a similar build to me.
It's one of my stronger points claiming high balls. I'm tall, so that helps me. If you're a smaller goalkeeper, crosses in England are even harder.
I think London is an amazing city. It's really nice to live in London. I think it is a multicultural city; there is a lot to do, great restaurants.
You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organisation and know what to do, you'll know where the weaknesses are in the opponent.
Atletico was a real group of friends. We went out together, and my teammates taught me a language I did not know at all when I arrived. When I left, I cried.
When I saw Iker play at the beginning, what most caught my attention is that a goalkeeper of 18 could stand the pressure of the Bernabeu. He had to be very strong.
It is difficult to begin with Atletico, because there is pressure from the fans, because they are accustomed to a very good goalkeeper, but I have no fear of that. I play my game.
Since the first minute, I fell in love with Spain - the people, the way of life, the food. I have kept up the late dinners, the siesta, and most of the television I watch is Spanish.
Everybody wants to play in Europe, and if you're in the rhythm of playing a game every three or four days, sometimes you can play better, even though it's harder at the end of the season.
You see it everywhere in football: when results are not there, then the first guy who has to go is the manager. It's not always the managers; sometimes it's also the players who we have to blame.