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The sensual caress of waist deep cold smoke.... glory in skiing virgin snow, in being the first to mark the powder with the signature of their run.
Had I found the back of the net it would have been a double satisfaction but I've scored many goals and the important thing was for me to play well.
I do not fear the pressure to win because I spent 14 years in England always fighting for a starting spot, and that's what I want to continue doing.
On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.
It's really important how you say things because people won't necessarily remember what words you used, but they'll remember how you made them feel.
If I feel compelled or feel that I really need to say something at a certain time, I'll say it. But more do than not; I'm trying to lead by example.
I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
Trust is consistently seen as a make or break component of innovation - particularly because the freedom to fail is an important part of innovation.
When I was young, I was a kid that never stopped. I wanted to do everything; a lot of energy. I didn't have this big hair. But I was a happy person.
I'm a joker; that's my choice. It's my style. But I care about my life. I care about the game. I care about the people who gave me this opportunity.
God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of the cross when I walk out onto the field. I feel I would be betraying Him if I didn't.
The FA Cup is something we want to win, but when you play for Chelsea, it is not something you think about a lot because you want to win every game.
For the strikers, we have more freedom, and even when we lose the ball, if we press together, we can get it back, and it is good system for Chelsea.
People had said to me New York is kind of cutthroat and people walk past you on the street. I find it the opposite. I find that people want to talk.
In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our age.
I've never seen a Barca without control of the game. I've never seen a Barca that doesn't have the ball and lets the opposition attack all the time.
I've been fortunate over the years to have been on good teams and as a result I've been able to score some goals but I wouldn't say I'm great at it.
Whether I'm captain or not, I always like to think that I lead by example anyway. I do the same things as I always do and try to help the group out.
We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives seven times to win the tournament.
There was this old soccer game called 'Goal' for the old Nintendo, and ever since then, I've played everything from the old school games to the 360.
It is not coincidence that at Barcelona we have low-key lifestyles and we have been successful. We know we are football players and not movie stars.
There is always a chance to get even and I'm proud of the fact that for all the blows I always got back up again. That's what makes me most content.
All players need to feel confidence from the staff, the players, the supporters. All need to be consistent in training and games to give their best.
I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.
For me the most important is on the pitch, I don't like too much speaking in the press. I will do the minimum. I will do it because I have to do it.
Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions.
When you have Van Gaal in charge, it is a fact that there is fear in his team. The players have a fear for mister Van Gaal. That is not always good.
If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.
European football games or evening games seem to take a lot more out of you because you don't sleep that night. And as you get older, it gets worse.
I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.
It's never nice to sit on the bench. Everybody knows it is not what you want as a professional footballer but it's about responding and coming back.
Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is.
My message to the fans would be that hopefully I can continue to perform as consistently as I have done this season and lift a trophy for them soon.
England has always been famous for great goalkeepers, before I came. We had good goalkeepers, but we didn't have the big world-class 'keeper, maybe.
You can never have enough trophies. If there were ten to be won a year I'd want to win them all! That's not being greedy, it's just a natural thing.
There will always be different opinions. Some might argue you should retire after a big success and others that the best time is after a big defeat.
It was a mistake of mine to tell the lads that this lot don't score too many goals - and statistically they don't - but then they go and score seven.
I only have words of thanks to Mourinho, he has made me better. I played a lot under him and I was named player of the season with him in the dugout.
There were times we were kept in our dressing room until late at night because it wasn't safe to go home. Our bus would get attacked, the tires slit.
If I could play a game and not have to tackle, I know that I did everything right. I organized everyone the right way, read every play the right way.
I'm not getting recognized because I posed in a swimsuit edition of some magazine, but because of what I do on the field, and that's important to me.
Why does everyone love the Champions League? It's because it's exclusive. Even if you win it, you only play 13 games in that competition in a season.
I think that there's still a lot of prejudice going on. I don't really think it's only an issue of football. I think football is a mirror of society.
Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic.
When you get a bit older, you gain more experience, and you try to put it to good use, to help yourself in different ways and also the young players.
When you have a bad result, you want the next game to come as quickly as possible because a good result will make people forget about the bad result.
I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.
I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the heat of the moment.
It's a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done: then the fans are waiting for more.