I like Sergio Ramos, who plays Real Madrid.

Who would I think is the favorite? Well, to be honest, I think the top players. We are all very close, very equal.

At the end, the one that plays better is going to win.

Being in a Grand Slam, doesn't matter what you did before, it's always nervous and excitement.

I think the players like to play with sunny days and warm weather.

If you want to be one of the best players, everything is hard.

To see that I'm on a good path, that I'm improving, is what I want to feel.

The tough matches never go my way, so I want to change that.

The best players are consistent.

You can't be the best player if suddenly you play well and the next day you play badly.

It's difficult to always perform well, to always go on the court and win and hit great shots. It takes a lot of time and a long learning process.

Finally a Spanish girl can play on grass.

For sure, people are looking more at what I'm doing, but I think that's fine. It's a good sign. I like it.

A lot of people were saying, 'I think you will play good on grass,' and I'm like, 'There's no way. I hate grass. I'm horrible.'

With time, I've got more used to grass, and I think my style of game helps.

It's a great thing to have: that pressure everywhere you go, that responsibility. I think it's good to have it.

I used to either lose in my first or second match or I would go very far in the tournament. So I've been saying to myself, 'Come on, you've got to get through these first two matches. They're very tough. Because afterwards you feel different.' So I'm really putting my energy into getting through to those later rounds.

For us, the Grand Slams are very important. When the Grand Slams come, you're thinking, 'OK, this is the tournament.' To lose there is disappointing.

I just think I play better in the greater scenarios. I just get motivated. I like the big crowds on the centre courts.

I don't want to retire before the tournament starts for me.

It doesn't always work out that you win a tournament and then a Grand Slam, but I'm happy to have the confidence.

It's like if you have a bad day and you don't change your mindset, even if you go to buy bread at the supermarket, like, everything is so bad. It happens. I'm very negative. You have to change it.

I'm used to putting so many things aside to be able to compete.

That's my every day: putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis.

I just make sure that people around me are fine. There is not a lot I can do anymore. Just support the people. Be with them. But at the end, I've got to go play. And after, we can talk again. But I have to kind of block it for two hours.

You do hear a lot about 'player power,' but I'm one of those who believes the manager is there to take control, to be in charge.

When you're told you're going to miss out, initially, that first hour after the manager's named the team, you're really disappointed. You can't imagine anything worse. But you can't show that. You've got to go out there and support the lads.

The way you adapt and play against different teams and different styles is going to be important.

I've been in the Premier League for 10 years, more, and the money I've been paid is phenomenal compared to your average, everyday working man.

To play in the Premier League again would be amazing.

I treat the young boys as I wanted to be treated when I came through at Aston Villa.

Everton fans don't just come to watch the football. They are there for Everton, the club. They really believe in the history of the club.

All I can do is give 100% for the club. That is all the fans will want to see anyway.

Most people would snap your arm off to do what I've done, but for me to be able to say my career was successful, I need to have some trophies and some medals in my cabinet when I finish.

Sometimes you're just not in the manager's thoughts.

You play the game to win things, and if you asked me whether I would want to finish in the top four or win the FA Cup, it'd be FA Cup every time.

At school, I was always a central midfielder from a young age. Then, when I joined Villa at 16, the pre-season didn't go too well, so they looked at me as a centre-half.

I played a lot of games for Villa, and one of my regrets is not winning a trophy there - that still hurts, and that's why the big games are important.

I feel very lucky that I'm left-footed because the number of us around is very small.

I had my time in the England shirt and won a lot of caps.

The main reason I have joined Everton is not to try to help my England ambitions - that will come if I am playing consistently well for Everton.

As a younger player, I never really thought about where I should be on the field. It was just about doing a job.

Reports you read in the paper, you never know how true they are.

I want to come and help the team. That's always been the same for me wherever I have played.

I just take it a season at a time because I know in football, things can change so quickly.

Burn-out can be an issue if you are playing too many games.

When I started my career, we were running around water parks and ridiculous things like that. You used to drive in dreading pre-season back then, but now you know it's going to be pretty tough, but it's going to be probably what you need. It's going to be good for you instead of just slogging away.

Sometimes you want to experience life, but ultimately, you've got to make sacrifices and choose the right road.

It has felt like the World Cup was never going to come for me.

I obviously think I should always be picked. Every player thinks he's good enough to be playing every week.