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It's not easy not getting playing time, but you have to keep showing up and working your tail off to be ready.
In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.
I know what my strengths are and what theirs are and what the three of us do is play for the good of the team.
All I can say is that I have arrived with the desire to be a success at Barca, that I am hungry to win titles.
I am never going to be manager of Barcelona or Arsenal because I am so identified with Tottenham and Espanyol.
I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.
To be of good quality, you have to excuse yourself from the presence of shallow and callow minded individuals.
It's easier to change the manager than all the players. It's never easy to choose who should be in the dugout.
Starting games with the French national team helped me bounce back when it was getting difficult with Arsenal.
Both at Barca and the Spanish national team we know that the best way to win is by sticking to our philosophy.
It's great to see young players like Kieran coming out and not being intimidated by it. (on Kieran Richardson)
I am enjoying playing English football. It is very beautiful. With every game I play, I feel more comfortable.
What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.
Normally I keep criticism of my players inside but sometimes people need to know what the manager is thinking.
Just a tiny bit of effort leaves me exhausted. Sometimes I just go up the stairs to my room, and I feel tired.
Oriol Romeu is very strong and doesn't lose possession much. He's a very complete player and makes good cover.
Taking the lead, that was the hard part. To concede after that was a massive disappointment - not good enough.
Shanghai is a beautiful city, with theatres, shopping malls and restaurants that can rival anything in London.
My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things.
I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.
I think defending is more of, like, a science, and it's fun to learn that. And then I see attacking as an art.
In the end, it's like that: The more I possess the ball, the more dominant we play, and the more often we win.
I'd leave London only for Man United, the club of my dreams. For Mr Ferguson I'd also stay silent on the bench.
If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help you.
I don't want to compare but when you're a Manchester United player, you're a Manchester United player for life.
With soccer, it's such a dynamic sport. It's important that however you play, you should be training like that.
It's hard to say you're struggling if you're a professional footballer. Other people have far greater problems.
Rijkaard was my idol, but we have different qualities, even if at the beginning we played in the same position.
I would love to play in the Premier League; which player wouldn't? I am happy at AC Milan, but never say never.
When you come in with the national team, there's an adjustment period. Sometimes you don't have time to adjust.
I'm English, without a doubt. I will never ever say I'm not English. English born and bred. I'm Turkish, though
I haven't retired from international football - I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England.
I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing.
The more diverse your team, the better you'll be at identifying what a diversity of users perceive as problems.
I know my statistics have not been the same as in other years but I'm fighting to get back to those statistics.
I want to say thanks to the Chelsea fans because I have seen them very, very happy with me for joining Chelsea.
Because I grew up playing for Roma and I want to die playing for Roma, because I have always been a Roma's fan!
I'd give all the champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him in a big European match at Old Trafford.
If people feel 4-4-2 is the way forward in international football, they'll have to wait until I'm out of a job.
If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.
I haven't counted, obviously, but I reckon I've lost over a year and a half of my career through injury so far.
If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.
The physical part of football has always been a massive part of my game so I can cover the ground during games.
I think every footballer, after 20 years playing football, the first thing that comes to your mind is to relax.
If a luxury player is a player who scores and assists and has good stats, then I'm happy to be a luxury player.
If you ask me, 'Are you for or against gay parents?' for example, having kids - it's hard for me to say, 'Yes.'
You only appreciate what it feels like to win the Champions League after you've seen it snatched away from you.
Like any sport, if you can clinch it sooner, clinch it sooner. It just makes the celebration that much sweeter.
At the end of day, a player needs the confidence of the manager, the support of the fans and to enjoy the game.
It was a dream to arrive at Liverpool but I never wanted to just settle for what I had achieved. I wanted more.