Athlete

To be alongside great stars is something really special. I hope I can get better, bit by bit.

Playing for Real Madrid is my life's dream. It'd be a privilege to play alongside so many stars. If it happened, I'd enjoy it to the max.

I have a great deal of respect for other clubs and admire the good football they play, but ultimately, Real Madrid are Real Madrid.

Carlos Valderrama was the one I admired most, really. At the time, he was a top player, and I had a lot of admiration for him. I met him once, and he's a great person, someone who provided the country with a lot of joy. He was a very intelligent footballer who could create something out of nothing as well as score goals.

Any player would want to be involved in games against Argentina.

I just want to play week in, week out.

Bayern Munich is as big a club as Real Madrid, if not even bigger.

The most important thing is to try and help the team.

I feel more comfortable where I play for Colombia because I like to be closer to the goal; that works better for me. I can score and pass from there. But as a player, I have to be prepared to play in any position.

I'm a great professional. What's been said about me going out a lot at night is a lie.

I basically live for the game. You constantly have to train yourself and take care of your well-being - your mind and your body. In the morning, I usually train. In the afternoon, I do everything I need to do in order to remain physically healthy. Basically, that is my entire day until about 6 or 7 P.M.

There are always bad games and bad afternoons.

In a big club, you always want to win titles.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

I try every day to grow more and to help the team so we can do well.

Players at the top level have to be ready for everything.

I try to improve every day so that things go well. You must keep training strongly every day.

I've said in the past that I'd like to play in Spain one day, because it is a league that is good technically and where you get a lot of touches on the ball, which is my style.

You have to go to your limit to progress.

When you get kicked, you must know that the response is to play better. That is the way I have always thought. That is an extra motivation for me to play better.