James Rodriguez

I try every day to grow more and to help the team so we can do well.

The fans want a nice game, and when not everything goes so well, they have every right to boo.

When you get kicked, you must know that the response is to play better. That is the way I have always thought. That is an extra motivation for me to play better.

I think I am someone who is happy playing football. It is just that. Whenever I go onto the pitch, I always try and be happy. That is the big motivation that I have always had. Nothing else.

Some people think that your life changes for the worse when you become a father, but on the contrary, when my daughter was born, she brought light and joy into my life.

Carlos Valderrama was the one I admired most, really. At the time, he was a top player, and I had a lot of admiration for him. I met him once, and he's a great person, someone who provided the country with a lot of joy. He was a very intelligent footballer who could create something out of nothing as well as score goals.

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that you can play in the big leagues and achieve all of the goals you hope to accomplish throughout your life.

It's true I play a little deeper for Real Madrid. I can push a little further forward for Colombia.

I try to improve every day so that things go well. You must keep training strongly every day.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

Every time you go out to play, you must give everything, even though some days things do not go for you.

You have to go to your limit to progress.