You earn the title of favourite when you win. It's not when people say you're a favourite because of past achievements; it's when you show it on the pitch.

The main aim of pre-season is to get ready for the competitive games and go into those in the best possible fashion on group and individual levels.

Real Madrid's history sets the tone for any professional coming to this club: winning consistently under the greatest demands.

The players who have been with the national team for a long time are used to international competitions, used to playing against the best in the world.

I love playing tennis. To me this is not a workout, but a fun extracurricular activity I do with friends so it doesn't feel like I'm working out.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

People who know the game of hockey, who followed hockey, they know who Sandeep Singh is. They know I have been Indian Hockey team's captain, but they don't know about the struggle and the life after being shot.

One of the biggest things I've worked on is how to play my best tennis every single time I walk on to the court.