I hope I become a better player day after day. This is one of my goals. I want to improve in every situation, but when you are playing along with top figures, it is a quality bonus and a bigger effort. Besides, the Spanish Liga also gives you the chance to progress and improve.

Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that and are hurt more than people realise.

I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindered me at times as well, but not too many times. I know that if I set my mind to do something, even if people are saying I can't do it, I will achieve it.

I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.

I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.

When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.