Athlete

I'm happy in Madrid.

I look after myself a lot to be at the top of my game for as long as possible.

I won't sit back and hope that everything comes to me. No, I will continue to fight to achieve more and more.

I fight for every ball as if it was the last.

I spent 10 wonderful years at Real Madrid.

Perhaps Real Madrid fans won't like me saying this but they say Real Madrid fans transmit enthusiasm but I don't think they do. That's not the reality.

Porto prepared me really well and this didn't go unnoticed in Spain, as before I went to Real Madrid the club were known as a graveyard for centre-backs. They had amazing centre-backs that had failed there.

My two daughters were born in Madrid, I won three Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles as well.

Porto improve every single player because this is a very demanding club.

When I arrived, I defended Real Madrid tooth and nail.

If I wasn't a footballer, I definitely would have been a chauffer because that is my father's profession and he's a person I aspire to and admire. I wanted to follow in his footsteps as a man.

Benitez is a very good professional.

He can bring many things to Madrid, certainly titles. But Cristiano can't do it alone because he doesn't play by himself and that is something everyone must realise.

I am very clear, the people close to me know how I am.

Every team dreams of playing the Champions League final - Porto just as much as Real Madrid.

When I go out on the streets, plenty of people still show that they like me.

I'm a person who fought for what I have.

Zidane has been a player and knows what the players want and think.

Following Real Madrid, I support Porto.

Mourinho and Zidane are very different, one could say they are opposites. But it's not like one is bad and the other is good.