“The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.”

Nothing more beautiful than taking a nap with my children.

You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.

It’s at times like these that mental strength and training are key.

We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.

Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I’m just happy with a ball at my feet.

Nobody said it was going to be easy. One more step – Nobody said it was an easy game. Another big step.

Little by little, I’m getting better all the time. I’ve not lost the passion to play.

I always had the same style of play. I didn’t really worry about people kicking me.

I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world.

We continue training, to recharge, to continue striving and do our best. We will return to the field to leave everything.

Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I’ve worked on, it’s part of me.

Barcelona is my life, they have brought me to where I am today, I could not leave, I don’t want to leave. My heart stays with Barcelona.

As always, it’s a pleasure to get together with our fans at training and feel that they’re even closer to us. Ever grateful for your support!

My family always gave me love and accompanied me in each of my challenges.

My ambition is always to get better and better.

Sometimes you have to accept you can’t win all the time.

I am passionate about football. My support for Celtic FC has got me through some hard times in my life. I still play regularly, too.

In Latin America the border between soccer and politics is vague. There is a long list of governments that have fallen or been overthrown after the defeat of the national team.

To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms.

With football, you can have up to 28 guys you consider starters, and if they can pick up the slack when some aren’t playing so well, you don’t have to turn those two-game losing streaks into six-game losing streaks.

Football is unconditional love.

He’s a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.

I have never imagined doing anything other than football, but now, thinking about it coldly, if I hadn’t been a footballer, I would have been a musician.

Kicking is very important in football. In fact, some of the more enthusiastic players even kick the ball, occasionally.