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" Anything is possible in football. "

Anything Is Possible

" 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'd say that La Liga is slightly more technical than the Premier League. "

" 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. "

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

" My friends and family keep me grounded. "

Friends And Family

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

The Most Important

" 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. "

" I love playing for Wales. "

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

" I was quite small; then I had a big growth spurt that led to a problem with my back, which stopped me playing for a while. My bones were growing too quick for my weight. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Now that sports science is more advanced, we know that there are so many off-pitch factors that can affect how good you can become. If people are telling you to sleep a certain number of hours, eat specific foods, and drink a certain volume of fluids, then you have to be prepared to listen and learn. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm a proud Welshman. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life. "

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

" To represent your country is a massive honour. "

" There seems to be this thing in football where everything has to be... now! "

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

" I like looking after my family. "

" 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. "