I'm playing against great players, playing against the best in the world. The competition-that's what I've always wanted.
Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.
If you're playing against someone, you always want them playing flat out and at their best - so when you are successful you know you've produced a really good performance.
Once you play a tournament, you're playing against the golf course, you're playing against yourself and trying to do the best you can.
A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing. The wind blowing outside, double rims, stuff like that, just always playing ball.
We all started playing football against our best friends, and I can't remember a moment where, because it was my best friend, I did not want to win against him.
I always enjoy playing against great players. You can learn from the best.
I've always liked big challenges in football and playing against the best.
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.
I think playing against [Lionel Messi] is pretty difficult. Playing by the side of the best of the world is always good. Things get easier. And if I have to win, may it be by Messi's side. It would be great.
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.
For me I love playing against the best players in the world, testing yourself and seeing whether you can get the better of them.
The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.
I know she's a true champion, and she's the best among the best. She's obviously Serena for a reason. I've always watched her, so it will be a little different to be actually playing against her.
I don't want to play for any team. I prefer playing for a lower team and playing against the best. I don't like playing with them: I want to play against them... and beat them.
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.