I am a player who helps in defence but I have played in a more attacking position during my career and I like to be close the opposition area.

My life's been a rollercoaster.

Football without challenges isn't football.

I have to play. Doesn't matter where.

I had a good first season at Tottenham, but in the second there wasn't a sequence of games. So when I didn't feel happy, I waited for the season to end and then asked the president to let me go to try another challenge.

Football is a game where you have to do a bit of everything if you want your team to have the edge.

Matches are decided by details and you have to be ready to create spaces and help open up defences. It is what I have to do.

Gareth Bale is such a great player. I had watched him before on telly and you could see how special he is.

I have been told you don't have time to think too much when you get the ball in England. In practice it looks even more dynamic than on TV.

Players always wants to play.

At the end of the day, money's never the most important thing.

When you change teams, cities or countries it's obvious there's a period of adaption, but some players can adapt quicker than others.

I will always have a very special feeling towards Chinese fans.

When I left Tottenham for China i knew I would be further away but my main objective was to play because I wasn't playing and I decided to move on.

If you look at my career it has always been about overcoming difficulties in different places.

I had criticism in different clubs I played for. When i played in Corinthians, Tottenham and Barcelona there was some criticism but I always did my work, trying to do my best.

I am very grateful for how I have been welcomed at Barcelona.

It is special to play alongside the best footballer in the world.

I have been playing since I was five and it is a large part of my life.

I am very good friends with Oscar and David Luiz, and Ramires at Chelsea is another one I see.

I consider myself privileged to play alongside the best in the world.

As for Iniesta, he does things in training and in games that I've never seen before. He is an example to follow. You think he might touch the ball four times and yet he only makes one touch. He's unpredictable.

Never mind where you are, you have to fight until the end. It's important you never give up.

Be true to yourself and surround yourself with positive, supportive people.

Every day is quite unique, which is one of my favorite things!

Having challenges in your life open doors for you.

You need to find that thing that's going to get you through your day and that you're excited about. No day should ever be lived without feeling like it was a fulfilling day. You need to set yourself up for that.

I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I obviously leave time to have spontaneous life experiences - I think that's really important. But so much of it is setting up you mental energy in the right way to get the most out of your day and time.

Millennials are a bit more free-spirited, more able to go into new places, to feel more assertive and fearless about trying new things.

If I exercise once or twice a day on vacation and don't want to wash my hair too often. I pack a lot of dry shampoo, like Amika's.

I think, when I see entrepreneurs, they tend to talk about the market and the industry - which is obviously very important, but the most important thing is you're product. What are you selling? And does it really have product-market fit?

I'm not going out there screaming, 'I'm CEO! I'm CEO!' That's not the way to do it.

I think, as a founder and entrepreneur, you just keep hustling through it.

I travel pretty frequently, but a few things that are routine are going for a run, getting my green tea in the morning, and checking email... well, all the time!

I needed to build a product that got people back to working out.

Sometimes people go to a yoga class and think it's not for them, but it might just not be the right studio or teacher - try a new one!

As we've got more data, and ClassPass has grown, we've had to change rather than have a one-size fits all approach.

It's OK when something doesn't work. It gives you another data point when things do work.

I remember going out to raise my Series A and ending up with multiple term sheets when I had gone to Silicon Valley probably four times at that point and coming back with nothing.

I think it's so important to have a great support network when you feel like you can't - I would actually go and talk to the people who tell you that you can.

It's really about if you do the work. Work hard; your results will speak for themselves.

I love barre because even when I'm not dancing, I feel like I'm training those same muscles.

If you feel good, it doesn't matter what you're wearing.

People saw more magic in me than I saw.

In running my own company, I was too busy for a while, and I thought, 'Maybe I'll stop dancing for a bit.' It was the worst decision ever. I just lost my creativity and my drive.

Surround yourself with people who only lift you higher.

Dance has always been the center of who I am. It has given me the inspiration to help other people find a hobby, passion, and activity that fulfills them. It also taught me some of the many skills I need as an entrepreneur: a hard work ethic that takes practice to master and the confidence to persevere through any challenges.

Surround yourself with people who lift you higher.

When it's time to recharge, I don't feel guilty about it.

ClassPass, to me, is people are choosing a lifestyle to live; it's saying, 'Yes, I want to work out and live my healthiest happiest.'