Athlete

My teammates and the coaching team know that they can count on me.

Footballers are always learning new things.

Isco is at a very good level and Bale is a very important player for us.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I go for the ball as if it's the last.

I'll never play in Barcelona, because in Spain I am a Real Madrid supporter.

Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by the midfielders.

Our mentality is geared towards winning silverware.

The more players we have, the better it is for us.

The players on the pitch have the responsibility to run harder, fight harder.

Real Madrid is much more than I expected. I love waking up in the morning and going to Valdebebas.

When you see the fans supporting you even more passionately, arriving early to cheer you on the bus, it definitely gives you an extra boost.

You have to know the time to suffer, you have to know the time to attack, you have to know the time to defend.

I had the chance to go to Sevilla, Inter and Porto.

There's no better way to be than depending on yourself.

When I arrived in Madrid I felt that it was a dream that I didn't want to escape from.

Guys come to play against Brazil and want to intimidate, putting their hands on us, talking, wanting to hit us.

If we attack, we all attack.

People were always saying how modern players need to be able to play in two or three positions, and those words stuck in my head. I think that I can do just that.

When it comes to Brazil there are no friendlies.