I could never have dreamt of the kind of career I had, but I was always happy with the ball in my hands or at my feet.

Sometimes I played as a goalkeeper with my brother and his friends - they were all older, and nobody wanted to go in goal, so it had to be me!

Champions League is a very tough competition.

What matters most is that the team always comes ahead of the players.

It's a complex sport; you're always learning.

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.

Most remember the groundbreaking first in sports; few remember the third or fourth to follow in those tracks. That's not downplaying anyone's achievements but rather recognizing that there comes a time when simply being there is no longer good enough for the record books.

I'm very, very focused on my children. In fact, I'm very religious about having breakfast with them every morning, having dinner with them every evening, and spend all the weekends with them that I don't work. So as long as I'm not traveling, I'm always with them and I go to their soccer and tennis matches.