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.

I don't want anyone to know my business, and that's the way I like it.

It's very difficult in England because the season is very long and hard compared to other places. There's not a lot of recovery time at all, not even a break at Christmas. You just have to do your best and get on with it.

You always feel more attracted to people who play the way you play.

I don't know what happens with other players or what is in their heads, but for me - just win.

I do not look at the end of my career with any fear.

Guardiola has helped me so when I receive the ball, I have space.

The way Guardiola plays suits me. It enables me to get into space in attacking positions.

I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.

I ask myself in every game to be the one to take responsibility.

I'm always proud to wear the colours of Spain.

It's always an honour to help the Anfi Group - a hotel timeshare company where my mother worked for many years and which I will always support.

Football is very simple for me.

Thanks to the football, every time I go out and play, it releases the tension, and you forget about the problems.

I try to enjoy playing football and do my best for the team.

I've been lucky: I've won a lot of medals, but I'd still like to win more.

All I want to do is win the Premier League and Europa League - I don't stop to think about being named as the Player of the Year. It's not something that interests me.

There is definitely a difference when you are fighting for a title against clubs like United or Real Madrid or Barcelona. They are so used to winning, it means that you have to have a different frame of mind when you challenge them because that's the only way to overcome them.

Football is a changeable game. From one day to another, everything could change.

At City, we don't just have successful people: we have great human beings who know that family is paramount.

When you see Pep on TV or read his words in the newspaper, it is the portrait of a man who is the ultimate professional. But when you work with him, you don't just come to see him as a coach. You learn about his qualities as a man. It is that side of Pep Guardiola that the people on the outside don't get to see.

I have always been strong. My mentality is just that way; that's why I've been around so long.

Personally, I don't focus much about the statistics of goals and assists. I always want to improve, but I'm not worried about statistics.

In football, any team can still improve, in every sense.

Playing big teams is something I really enjoy - the bigger the team the better.

Football is my passion, and I live for it.

When you don't win anything, at the end of the day, you cannot say it is a good season.

When you sign players who are young and hungry, that's good for the side.