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" The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that. "

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" I always say that I need competition, and I need competition every week, and in Spain, I was at an amazing club, but I had four matches a year: Barcelona v Real Madrid, Real Madrid v Barcelona, and after that, we'd win 4-0, 5-0, 4-1, 6-1. "

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" Once, players came to football expecting to be wealthy when they retired. Now, they expect to be wealthy before they've played their first game! "

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" I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies. "

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" I need my time to be lonely. "