Winners don't believe in fate like others do. They simply cannot accept defeat.
David Silva
Every derby match is different, just like every season is different.
The press often ask me about Messi and Ronaldo and who is the best, but one thing for me is very clear. For me, the No. 1 is Andres Iniesta, because he is my team-mate for Spain, and I can see that he is able to do even more difficult things on the pitch.
Why did I leave Valencia? Because the club needed me to. I was happy there and wouldn't have left, but the situation the club was in demanded it.
I love compliments; of course I do. Everybody wants to receive compliments. But the team is the important thing, and I'd rather win things as a team than finish up with individual honours.
It goes without saying that the first few months after my son was born were the toughest of my life.
Everyone has an image of a premature child, but until you live it and experience it, you just don't know how bad it is.
The Premier League is the place to be.
It's always an honour to help the Anfi Group - a hotel timeshare company where my mother worked for many years and which I will always support.
Playing big teams is something I really enjoy - the bigger the team the better.
When you see Pep on TV or read his words in the newspaper, it is the portrait of a man who is the ultimate professional. But when you work with him, you don't just come to see him as a coach. You learn about his qualities as a man. It is that side of Pep Guardiola that the people on the outside don't get to see.
Football is my passion, and I live for it.
The aim for the future is always to win titles, become champions of the Premier League, and more.
I love to play in the middle to be in contact with the ball all the time. I'm very happy to play in that position.
You gain know-how from playing matches because every moment of a football match has its own rhythm.
City came in strongly for me, put their cards on the table, and what I have found out since is that every game in England is a privilege - the atmosphere, the fans, the interest that surrounds it. Every time I go out on the pitch, I know I've made the right decision.
My life has always gone step by step.
I like to play in the middle, even though I can play on both wings.
Pep Guardiola sees things before they happen, and that's an advantage - a massive plus.
If I had to return to Valencia, I would not rule that out.
After winning such an important title as the World Cup, to win the Premier League and to see supporters in Manchester who have waited so long to win it would be important to me.
The way I like to play, it really helps when I have more people around me to combine with.
There is definitely a difference when you are fighting for a title against clubs like United or Real Madrid or Barcelona. They are so used to winning, it means that you have to have a different frame of mind when you challenge them because that's the only way to overcome them.
I am an attacking midfielder, and I have scored goals, but I want to score more and win more.
I enjoy creating goals more than scoring them.
It's an honour for any player that a club of the prestige of Manchester United should follow them, and that, in itself, is enormous praise.
I've always said that I'd like to play for Las Palmas - my local team.
With football, you can never predict what's going to happen.
I've always said I'm very happy at City.
Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.
One of the things I did well as a young kid was to link well with the rest of the team, so I reckon it's something which is natural for me.
I think that by playing centre midfield in the middle of the park, I'm doing something which comes naturally to me.
When you experience playing in two different leagues, you learn to adapt; you pick up elements from the best virtues of each culture.
Football in England is much more direct that in Spain - not just in terms of tactics or style but in the overall approach.
I know people say you have to be big and strong to play in the Premier League, but you cannot just judge a player by their size. You have to look at their other qualities, too.
I'm confident I can be a success in English football.
Even when you think you can't learn much more about the game, you can and do, in fact, learn more by looking at things in a different light.
Football is what we like and enjoy most.
Once you win, you get used to winning, and that's not a bad thing.
At the end of the day, we're playing a sport.
Stuff happens in football. Sometimes it goes in your favour, sometimes it doesn't.
On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.
I pray every night to win the Champions League with City.
I think you learn to value the important things in life.
I don't waste my time doing my head in about stupid things that don't really matter and don't waste time worrying over nothing.
You just don't expect to see your baby fighting for his life. Looking back, you wonder how you coped.
I have my life on the field, but when I finish that, I want a quiet life with my family.
I don't want anyone to know my business, and that's the way I like it.
Someone from the family is always with me in England, and for me, that's the perfect life.
It's very difficult in England because the season is very long and hard compared to other places. There's not a lot of recovery time at all, not even a break at Christmas. You just have to do your best and get on with it.
