I never got to train with the likes of Wesley Sneijder and Rafael van der Vaart, but I am from the club where they were. I am not Dutch, but I am from a club where they both played with the same style. They've had really big success when they left Ajax, so I hope I can achieve the same.
When a big player leaves, a big player leaves. You're at a big club like Liverpool, another big player will come in the future.
The sexy magazine in Britain in that time was called Club International. Club International: It was about as international as the International House of Pancakes. It should have been called Naked Cockney Girls with Scurvy.
Playing in international club competitions and winning international trophies for my club was a truly special experience for me.
At every club I have been at I have had a test in the first few weeks from the big players at the club. At that moment you define your success at that club, you either win the group or you lose the group.
Every big player who leaves Arsenal is a massive loss. But no player here is bigger than the club.
Leaving a club like Real and coming to as big a club as Manchester United makes you grow as a player and helps you progress in your career.
The passionate fans, pumped full of adrenalin, think they own their club and, by extension, the players because they play for their club. They don't. It is the club who 'own' the player, and only while he is under contract.
I am a Fulham player. This is my club; I love being at this club.
Arsenal is a great club - the facilities are wonderful - but I feel it is a club that takes big care before signing a player, notably considering human values.
It's always hard the moment you decide to stop playing. It doesn't matter if you're at a small club or a big club: it's the end of your playing career, so that's always going to be a big moment for any player.
'Sugar Cane Alley' had a lot of international success, big success everywhere.
If you want to be a big player and play for a big club, you have to deal with the pressure.
A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.
Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.
He's Wayne Rooney - a good character and a lively character,He's been very helpful and understanding and has certainly made me feel welcome at international level and on club duty. He's a fantastic player and you can only learn from him. It's great to have him around.