I have to keep playing and growing and giving my best.

I know that I need to keep growing as a player.

Everyone knows Pep Guardiola is a great professional, but getting to know him, I have realised he is an even better person.

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

It is good for a manager to believe in the ability that you've got and give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your football.

Vision gets the dreams started. Dreaming employs your God-given imagination to reinforce the vision. Both are part of something I believe is absolutely necessary to building the life of a champion, a winner, a person of high character who is consistently at the top of whatever game he or she is in.

I spent my whole childhood in leotards, tutus, sports bras; I was showing my midriff from the age of three.

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you.