What really excited me at the end was the challenge of being the best I can be and prolonging my best level and playing against the best players in the world. But now that I don't have the opportunity to play against the best players in the world when it counts, in front of fans, it doesn't excite me as much.
You want to play in the best stadiums against the best players - your Real Madrid's and Barcelona's - you want to play those teams.
You want to play against the best - at least I do. I want to go out there and compete against the best players.
If you want to become a super club you have to be ready to play against super clubs. In the past couple of years, we've seen a mentality that has emerged that our players aren't on the field to get autographs. It's an opportunity to prove what we've been shouting from the rooftops for a long time, that we've been producing quality players and we can play with the best teams in the world.
I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.
I don't want anyone to get injured. It's a competition: you want to play against the best teams and the best players.
I want to be the top player in the league, and I want to bring my game to another level. I want to play against the opposition's best players-and I want to beat them.
To have the opportunity to play for the best club in the world gives you the opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
I always wanted to be one of the best players in the world like Zinedine Zidane, so it was great that I ended up playing at West Ham against some of the best players in the world.
All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world.
It is always interesting to play against a team that has many of the best players in the world.
The best players in the world play in Europe so that's where you want to go when you play in Brazil.
When you look at the best players in the world, they can play all the formats. I don't think it's an easy thing to do and that's why they're the best players in the world.
I always found it a great challenge playing against Michael Jordan, to play against Magic Johnson, to play against Larry Bird, to play against all those good players because it's something that you can take away from it.
Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.
I prefer to play against the best players and the best teams and the best coaches. Never personal.