Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.

You gain know-how from playing matches because every moment of a football match has its own rhythm.

City came in strongly for me, put their cards on the table, and what I have found out since is that every game in England is a privilege - the atmosphere, the fans, the interest that surrounds it. Every time I go out on the pitch, I know I've made the right decision.

People say I should go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but my team is Las Palmas.

The Champions League is the most important competition; it's fundamental to be involved in it.

Everyone has an image of a premature child, but until you live it and experience it, you just don't know how bad it is.

I love compliments; of course I do. Everybody wants to receive compliments. But the team is the important thing, and I'd rather win things as a team than finish up with individual honours.

Of course El Clasico is a great night, but I don't have an overwhelming desire to play in that game.

The Premier League is the place to be.

The Premier League and the World Cup are equally important to me.

I am not too worried about not scoring many goals as long as someone else is.

The way I like to play, it really helps when I have more people around me to combine with.

Every derby match is different, just like every season is different.

I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.

I am an attacking midfielder, and I have scored goals, but I want to score more and win more.

The aim for the future is always to win titles, become champions of the Premier League, and more.

If I had to return to Valencia, I would not rule that out.

Someone from the family is always with me in England, and for me, that's the perfect life.

With football, you can never predict what's going to happen.

The big difference between league football in England and Spain is that more teams compete here. In Spain, it is usually only two teams going for the title, which is not necessarily a bad thing because you get great matches between the two, but I think the English league is better for being more competitive.

I'm confident I can be a success in English football.

I'm very happy to be at City, and I would like to continue there for as long as possible. It obviously depends on my health, my quality on the pitch, and if the club want me to stay. I would like to be there until the end, but the Premier League is such a hard league to play in. It is much more physical than somewhere like La Liga, so it depends.

I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.

After winning such an important title as the World Cup, to win the Premier League and to see supporters in Manchester who have waited so long to win it would be important to me.

I'm a very quiet person, and I always try to take the pressure off myself before games.

I've always said that I'd like to play for Las Palmas - my local team.

I've always said I'm very happy at City.

Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.

One of the things I did well as a young kid was to link well with the rest of the team, so I reckon it's something which is natural for me.

Why did I leave Valencia? Because the club needed me to. I was happy there and wouldn't have left, but the situation the club was in demanded it.

My life has always gone step by step.

It's an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.

When you experience playing in two different leagues, you learn to adapt; you pick up elements from the best virtues of each culture.

Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.

I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.

Even when you think you can't learn much more about the game, you can and do, in fact, learn more by looking at things in a different light.

Football is what we like and enjoy most.

Once you win, you get used to winning, and that's not a bad thing.

Pep Guardiola sees things before they happen, and that's an advantage - a massive plus.

At the end of the day, we're playing a sport.

The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.

Stuff happens in football. Sometimes it goes in your favour, sometimes it doesn't.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

I pray every night to win the Champions League with City.

I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.

I think you learn to value the important things in life.

I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.

You just don't expect to see your baby fighting for his life. Looking back, you wonder how you coped.

It goes without saying that the first few months after my son was born were the toughest of my life.

I have my life on the field, but when I finish that, I want a quiet life with my family.