We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

It's the first time it's happened to me and maybe the last. It's a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can't remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.

Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He's magical.

It's true, pressure is something that goes with football nowadays. You need to accept it, and everything that it involves - the good and the bad.

Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.