David de Gea
Athlete Spain 1990–present
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It's all about getting your head down, focusing, working hard, competing in training, keeping fit, and picking up points.
I don't obsess over mistakes, because they do happen, so I just keep working and training hard. I just keep helping the team, which is key.
You don't have time to think about things that aren't as important as football and the points that are at stake in the games that we have to win and do well in.
David de Gea
At the end of the day, we're goalkeepers, and we live with making mistakes. We learn from a young age that you can make a mistake at any point.
The style is the same at all levels, which facilitates things: bring the ball out from the back, keep possession, work gaps to create chances. It's like that from the Under-15s all the way through. That's the Spanish way, and it has triumphed.
Everyone who works for Manchester respected me. I tried to help, and I am very grateful to them.
The biggest thing for me is that I've managed to work through some difficult times, and those moments always make you stronger. It makes you a stronger person and a better player.
The time I spent on the bench helped me to reflect and think. It encouraged me to keep fighting and work.
Being part of such a great club like Manchester United fills you with emotion, and you gradually realise how much the club means to the fans and the people who work here. They really live for the game, so that does become part of you, and you can only appreciate that having spent time here.