Adolfo Cambiaso

You can decide at 17 that you want to be a professional player. In Argentina, they start very young. They go to school in the morning and then do polo in the afternoon.

I wanted total control and leadership. I wanted to buy the horses and choose the players.

Everybody is talking about the Triple Crown, but I want to win the Open. That is my aim.

I play the way it's most effective for the team. They used to say I hit the ball too many times.

I'm just happy with what I am, and I happen to be a polo player.

Here in Argentina, it is easy to practice and play because we have the horses, the land, the players - everything.

I am very happy with my life, but seven or eight months a year, I am away from home. I want to go home - that's the truth.

I am no David Beckham. I have not changed my life since I was 15 years old. My family is the only thing that has changed for me.

The best decisions are taken quickly and well. You can prepare yourself, have all aspects of the game thought through, but the one who shines on the pitch is the one with intuition.

I believe in enjoying the game. If you make it too much work, that's not good.

I have to look after myself. I go to the gym every day; I have physio every day, I have a couple of guys that work with my body a lot.

If you have the right horses and the right team, that's the way to succeed. But you have to work, and you have to improve. Every year, you must get better.