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" I still mess around and joke with my family and friends like I did when I was nine or 10. For me, nothing's changed. Sure, I play football, but I try to keep my life off the pitch as simple as possible. "

Gareth Bale

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Family

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" I was never too much into school. I liked lunchtimes and breaks, but nah, I hated sitting at a desk. I was always looking out of the window, looking at my watch, thinking about when I could play football. "

" It's good to have a bad season because you learn a lot about yourself; you become stronger, and you see where you have to improve. "

" Every time I pull on a Madrid or Wales top, I run myself into the ground. "

" I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck. "

" Between 12 and 14, I shot up a ridiculous amount. The muscles were struggling to stretch and grow at the rate my bones were growing. It gave me problems with my back and my hamstrings. "

" When I go on a pitch, I just try to enjoy it as much as I can. The more you enjoy it, the better you play. "

" When you play in the Premier League, say you're playing against a lower-end team, they set up to defend all the time, they set up to block you off. But when you play in the Champions League, all the other teams are used to winning every week, so it's more of an open game, it's more attacking, end-to-end. "

" You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game. "

" I've certainly not got any famous people's numbers on my phone. It's just not my thing, really. "

" Anything is possible in football. "

" I don't give much thought to individual awards. "

" As long as I'm playing week in week out, I'm going to become a better player. "

" Whenever I get days off, I go home, or friends and family come up. I'm in contact with them every day, so it's like we live next door, but obviously we live in two different countries. Football is my job, and everyone around me has given me the opportunity to purely concentrate on football, and everyone else worries about everything else. "

" The one player I have looked up to since I was a kid is Ryan Giggs. "

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Ryan

Since

" I'd say that Spanish football is probably the best I've seen. "

" I don't go out, so I don't get attention from girls. They're not going to have posters of me on their walls. I just try to get on with my life. "

" Everyone knows that I like to play centrally, where I can drift around. I like coming in off the right flank and having more freedom. I don't mind playing on the left, although I prefer playing centrally or on the right. "

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Mind

Freedom

" I don't think I've changed since I was a little kid. "

" As a kid, you obviously dream of being a professional footballer. I would watch players like Ronaldo of Brazil and pretend to be him in the playground. But I don't think about trying to become one of the best in the world or anything like that. I just play football. "

" I think La Liga is the best league in the world. "

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League

Best

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" The most important thing is to not waste your money. "

" You've just got to keep working hard, keep plugging along. That's how great teams win more trophies. "

" I love playing for Wales. "

" When you're a sub, it's a game of more than 11 players starting the game. "

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Than

You

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