They've put skin from my arm on my ankle and from my thigh on my arm. So whenever I get asked what's happened to me, I end up saying it's like a little jigsaw, parts of my body all over the place.

There were lots of Spanish teams who didn't want to sign me because of my height when I was 15, 16 years old.

Sometimes you are valued more when you're away than when you are in your own country.

I love watching English football. There are teams in the Premier League that play a style similar to Spanish teams - Arsenal, for example - but in general, it's much quicker; there's so much pace.

During high school, I would purposely lose tennis and squash matches to escape the agony of anxiety that competitive situations would provoke in me.

I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.

Football will always be about the results because if you are winning and taking good results you are not asking me about the young players.

I love to see Favre playing his best football, and if his mind his right, he'll probably have a fine season.