“Bad things can happen even to the best players.”

We need the right attitude and the right motivation – that can decide the match above everything else.

I know the English fans will treat players as they deserve, and I’m not worried about that in the slightest.

You have to maintain a sense of unity – a good atmosphere where everyone feels happy is one of the keys to success, and that’s something you shouldn’t lose.

I think of myself as a great player, but the fans have to decide whether that’s true.

We’ve had to handle defeat many times, and you can’t drawn any conclusions.

Sometimes you lose; that is football.

I think of myself as someone who gives everything, and I wake up every day wanting to keep growing.

It’s up to the coach to decide who is in the best shape to play each match.

Disrespect is bad for the atmosphere around a team.

I don’t care whether I play on the right or in the centre. All I want is for the coach to have faith in me.

Every day, I wake up eager to learn new things, and I am grateful to Mourinho for that.

Whenever we lose, it is a sad day.

I keep my opinions to myself. I’ve always said that everyone is free to think what you like.

It is good to have competition.

I would love to win the Ballon d’Or, but honestly, I’m not even thinking about it.

There are sometimes easier games and others harder, but the Champions League always requires enormous concentration.

My free-kick secret? I just look at the net and say take the kick, Cristiano.

Nothing better than celebrate your victories with the ones you love.

What I do is play soccer, which is what I like.

Without my teammates, I wouldn’t have gotten even one of these trophies.

I like to score goals but I also like to have friends among the people I have played with.

When you’ve got a player who does what he does at that pace this late in the game than you know you’ve got an invaluable talent.

There is no harm in dreaming of becoming the world’s best player. It is all about trying to be the best. I will keep working hard to achieve it but it is within my capabilities.

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.