We have to remember, Mourinho worked at Barcelona. He has good memories of Barcelona. The club did well when he was here.

Players are sometimes sad, sometimes happy during their sporting career.

If someone is quite tall, the people will sing songs about his height. We don't have to overreact. You just have to do your job.

He's an incredible person. Messi is not simply a uniquely talented footballer. He's also strong mentally, very bright, and exceptionally dedicated to his job. Personally speaking, I enjoy watching him play, and I'm deeply proud of him and what he has achieved. Quite simply, he's the best.

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.

I don't want to be the center of attention, which is ironic. I hate having all eyes on me - unless it's for my job, and my job is playing football. I'm not that attention-hungry.

For the longest time, I thought I was a boy. I really did. I wore boys' clothes, played tag football.

I wasn't really that interested in playing. I had gone through some hard times not playing in high school, but my coach had it in his mind that basketball was the way I would get an education.