I look back, and I know what I left behind in Lagarto when I pursued my own dream.

I am glad I have given my family the life I wanted for them. That is my responsibility.

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

If you pinpointed someone before the kick-off, probably you would become embroiled in a fight, and you would be distracted from what really matters and not play well.

I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.

I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

It is not easy for me to pick out one goal or match as my favourite, but if I had to choose one Wembley memory, it would probably be my free-kick against Portsmouth in 2010.

Afterwards, when the match is over, I have my family and my friends. I have fun like a normal person.

I will not change unless my manager or the people from my club or my supporters tell me.

Many times players have done stuff to me, like kick me. But I'm not a cry baby.

The best way to attack is to defend well.

You know when you have a manager that is always successful, is always in the title race and always playing in the Champions League.

The truth is I'm fairly relaxed.

I don't think I am the type of person who thinks, 'I dunno. Things are getting on top of me.' It's not that I think I'm any different to most people. I always make a big effort, to fight with all my strength, make the best of a situation, and always want to win.

I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.

I'm just like that: I just always try to win, to get better, do my best, and it always annoys me to lose.

I've done everything to come back to Atletico, but I wouldn't fight the same to return. When Atletico didn't wait for me, I had to go to Conte with the tail between my legs.

Atletico know I have a special feeling for the team. I lived the best moment of my career there.

I grew up thinking a bit of pushing and shoving was completely normal. Then I suddenly learned that if you kick another player, you get in trouble. Nobody had ever reprimanded me for that before.

I always commit myself to the teams I play for and always want to win. I hate losing. It's just that, at times, I go about things the wrong way, and that created problems.

People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.

I don't need to hit people in order to play good football. I'm not a boxer after all.

Sometimes I even tell my relatives and my friends that I get a lot of love from the fans, and I'm not sure if it's deserved.