If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.

I would never have thought I was capable of sitting on the bench as the number two man. And it showed me that you can really achieve everything in life, even the unthinkable, as long as you're willing to work on yourself a little bit.

I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.

It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career.

If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.

After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch.

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment. He's successful and he's winning trophies, so it's only logical that he'll be voted the best player in the world.