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The Champions League is massive for a football player. There is nothing above it when you're playing for a club.
All the keys to joy can be reduced to these two. Laugh but at no one's expense and love but without expectation.
A great manager can show you how to find goals, but it's evidently something you have to have; a drive to score.
If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it.
We're not great friends, but I admire him. If he thinks he's the best player of the century, that's his problem.
Leaving Tottenham was not by best choice but, apart from that, there haven't been too many regrets in my career.
I feel really sorry for the way I left Madrid, but the fans don't always understand what happens in these cases.
Since I've been in Manchester, people recognise me all the time in the city. And they have been very kind to me.
The Premier League is different. Sometimes the Bournemouth game can be more difficult than Liverpool or Chelsea.
It's not only Van Dijk who can stop Ronaldo. But Ronaldo is good enough to create against really good defenders.
As far as I know, Fulham were never for sale during my time there. Mohamed Al Fayed never wanted to sell Fulham.
If it was up to me, I'd get rid of Twitter to stop the fake profiles and people saying and doing what they want.
My dad's helped me a lot as a player, encouraged me in all the right ways, kept me focussing on the right lines.
Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.
In New York it seems like there's no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great.
My problem with most athletic challenges is training. I'm lazy and find that workouts cut into my drinking time.
I think we have more athleticism, I think we have more pace and that's going to be important to deal with Ghana.
I think the most effective coaching for youth is to encourage them to try things, to be unique and be different.
Sir Alex, one of the best managers of all time. After 26 years of success in the game, we all owe him a tribute.
As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.
Messi on the World Cup 2014? He showed why he is the best player in the world. It was a pleasure to see him play.
I don't go crazy when I don't have my best game and say: 'Oof, I've lost my chance, I'm not going to play again.'
I'm not a goalscorer. It's not my job. Everyone always tells me I've never scored. I don't think I've had a shot.
When Gazza was dribbling he used to go through a minefield with his arm, a bit like you go through a supermarket.
Lies are ants, the truth is the sun, and questions are a magnifying glass waiting to be picked up by the curious.
Love is born from disagreeing over something we believe in. Hate is born from disagreeing over something we fear.
It is never good to concede a goal; it is part of our job not to concede, just as it is part of our job to score.
When I was eight, I went into a football school in my neighbourhood, and we played five a side on a little court.
I just do not see myself playing for Madrid. They do not attract me, especially because of my past with Atletico.
I am well aware of it myself that I have to be careful. But I want to make it clear that I am not a dirty player.
I have a really good relationship with Bayern. I might become a coach after retirement, but with the youth teams.
A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.
It goes without saying that I love the game, the tactics, the training, and everything that happens on the pitch.
When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.
The Premier League? Of course I like it. It's the most beautiful league in the world, and I'd like to play in it.
Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.
I think great players can play in any year, that's why they're great. A lot of it is down to the mental approach.
Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.
Sometimes I can be a little bit cautious in keeping the ball, playing a safe pass rather than an adventurous one.
When you play for Liverpool and England, you have good players around you, and you want to compete with the best.
Ultimately the presence of other well known players is driving us to build a more compelling, innovative product.
I don't need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me a ball at my feet and I'll show you what I can do.
When it comes to being badass nothing beats this It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.
If you score 20 goals one season, then you have to promise yourself that in the following season you will get 25.
I think the national team is more like a traveling circus. It's hard to get that translation into the NWSL teams.
Arsenal belong as one of the best clubs in the world, and London is a great place to be, a great city to live in.
I was given a tremendous gift in terms of athleticism. Maybe it was because I wasn't so confident in other areas.
In training, for example, when you feel your position on the team is in danger then you have to be fully focused.
Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.
When you come to a fork in the road, be still, and see with your mind's eye. There you find the clarity you seek.