There's always a winning ambition in me, which keeps me going.

I set the record at Real Madrid in the Champions League, but Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world.

Never mind a year, if you don't win one game, it can become a complicated week! Yes, that's life at Real Madrid.

Every season is very difficult.

Football has been my life and Real Madrid my home and together we have lived unique moments.

I have always been there to help the team, sometimes coming off the bench, other times as a starter.

I got used to playing at half-empty stadiums at Al Sadd. There was no one in the stands in Qatar.

My decision to pursue my career at Schalke 04 is in no way a mistake.

I do not rule out any position in football. Not even the president.

Having a successful career as a player does not ensure that you will be a good coach, I have to prepare myself.

I speak with a lot of players who have stopped playing and they go to the gym for two hours a day and say 'now I run 10km a day.' When they were still playing they would complain about running for 10 minutes!

We should be proud of what Cristiano has been doing. He scores 50 goals per season. I struggled to hit 20.

Messi has a unique talent, he plays alongside quality players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Cristiano is also a great player.

I'm happy with, and proud of, everything I've achieved - of each game and each goal that helped the teams I played for.

I was lucky enough to play with Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Cristiano... but Messi is different; he makes everything look so easy, so effortless - even the impossible.

Pogba is a player that Madrid would love to have - as would any team.

I believe it's important to have a sporting director - someone to facilitate the communication between the club and the squad, and work on its planning. But not just at Madrid, at all teams.

When I was a player I always said I would only play for Madrid.

I'm fully aware that Qatar are striving to become one of the leading sporting nations and they have big plans for football. Winning the honour of hosting the 2022 World Cup is the best possible proof of their intentions.

I don't really understand what 'Galacticos' is supposed to mean. It's a term I dislike. I like football, pure and simple, and that concept isn't part of football. It's something else entirely.

I believe that soccer in the United States lacks an idol and they should do everything possible to create one.

I was close to joining Seattle Sounders when I left Schalke in 2012, but we decided to go to Qatar first.

It's a city that we have always liked. Who doesn't like New York? When you are here you do feel a bit more anonymous. Obviously, you still find people who recognize you, but it's nice to be able to go out and walk around and have it be a normal experience.

Being a Real Madrid player is the greatest dream you can imagine.