Many times players have done stuff to me, like kick me. But I'm not a cry baby.

I will not change unless my manager or the people from my club or my supporters tell me.

Afterwards, when the match is over, I have my family and my friends. I have fun like a normal person.

It is not easy for me to pick out one goal or match as my favourite, but if I had to choose one Wembley memory, it would probably be my free-kick against Portsmouth in 2010.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.

I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.

If you pinpointed someone before the kick-off, probably you would become embroiled in a fight, and you would be distracted from what really matters and not play well.

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

I am glad I have given my family the life I wanted for them. That is my responsibility.

I look back, and I know what I left behind in Lagarto when I pursued my own dream.

On the pitch, I will always be like that. That's my character, and I will always compete and compete - always. I'm a different guy off the pitch, as you can see, but on the pitch, I will not change.

I want to be competitive; I want to run all over - I want to win.

I can accept defeat, but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job, and I love it.

I train all week just to play for 90 minutes. I love playing games, and so during those 90 minutes, it's always 100 per cent.

2010 was a magical year and was unforgettable.

You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.

With a good start, players can relax a bit more and aren't so anxious throughout the season.

I'm friendly - I've never changed - but some people can be intimidated to approach you, especially younger footballers.

I try to do my best both on and off the pitch, giving a good image in my behaviour.

I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.

In England, the club presidents do not seek publicity or have a high profile. In Spain, they like to be considered the most important person at the club.

I have huge respect for Porto, a great club that's always in the hunt for titles, but they aren't Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Ancelotti is one of the best coaches and has proved this by winning trophies.

People have high expectations of me, and I want to fulfil them.

The Italian Fabio Cannavaro, who was with Real Madrid when I played against him several times, was the best player in the world in 2006. He wasn't tall, but very quick and strong. He always knew his opponents well, as if he'd researched them.

Every manager goes through bad times.

I try to see the positive side of things.

Although I will not always play well, I always give everything on the pitch.

It was a privilege to enjoy the national team and be part of a group that gave so much to our country, wear the shirt with great people.

Football is a really simple game, and the most important thing, in any formation, is that the players do their jobs, not the formation which they play in.

Strikers love to play with other strikers, as I did with Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, and Edinson Cavani. You can make the most of your individual talents for the good of the team. If you can strike up a good partnership with another player, it's like striking gold.

I have a career, and I deserve respect.

I feel I have nothing to prove at all, my scoring rate in La Liga speaks for itself.

My best years were 2010 and 2011, and the 2010 World Cup was the most incredible experience. Our tiny nation reached the semi-finals, I finished joint-top scorer in South Africa, and my goal against Germany was voted the best of the tournament. I was also named the best player of that World Cup.

I played 112 times for Uruguay and experienced some of the greatest moments in my life representing my country.

There are many great players to have won the adidas Golden Ball Award, and it is a great privilege to receive this award and be part of this select group of players.

We are just lucky to be able to watch Ronaldo and Messi at their best.

During my career, I've have a lot of satisfaction, but I miss the Champions League. I'd like to win it with Inter.

Luis Suarez is one of the best players in the national team - and in the world, in fact.

Time moves on for everyone.

As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.

I'd be happy to play in Sao Paulo. It would be a dream; that would be very exciting.

I try to go through my life not owing anything to anyone.

Playing a World Cup is spectacular.

I am very happy here at Atletico, and I want to bring the same kind of joy to all the fans.

It is easy to criticize me from behind a pen or a microphone, from someone who never set foot on a football field.

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances.