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It is painful to say that the best player you have is better off trying something new.
I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment.
I didn't want to come from playing every week at Blackburn to becoming a bit-part player at United, but I knew I probably had to do that at the start.
I feel like I have done a lot at United, I still have developed as a player and grown into myself, seen a lot of faces come and go.
I am not a player who goes on mazy runs - I like to defend. I like to do a job for the team.
In a way, the manager plays as big part, but you, as a player, are on the pitch. He cannot make you run if you don't want to; he cannot make you make the right decision in the heat of the moment.
It was my dream to have an opportunity to become a professional player.
When you bring in a player with a big reputation for a big fee, and he's coming from a different championship, and it starts badly, then you can be worried - we had an example of that with Andriy Shevchenko.
Sometimes as a player you have a different view and you can't believe what we did as a defensive unit.
For a national player it is a good thing to get experience playing abroad.
If there is a really good player at U16 level who disrespects the coach, if you then say: 'You can go somewhere else then. That is not how we do things here.' That would be powerful.
Moving abroad brings you on both as a player and a person.
I am a player who works hard, is fast and strong.
Every minute I spend near Ancelotti I am breathing in football. He likes to really be immersed in football. As a former player and as a coach who knows our needs, it is a privilege to work with him and share time with him because he teaches us a lot.
Iker is a player who is part of Madrid. He's an institution, both in this club and in Spain.
Zidane has been a player and knows what the players want and think.
What Cristiano does is beyond compare. He has an unbelievable record and he's the best player on the planet.
Cristiano is the best player in the world.
Carlos Tevez is a quality player. He fights for every loose ball. He loves retrieving it. He's a fighter on the pitch.
I look at the records, and you don't win the Cy Young seven times or the MVP without being a good player.
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