Athlete

We always enter competitions to win but things don't always happen the way we want.

To win the Premier League is not easy.

It's always good to reach a final and fight for titles.

At Shakhtar I was already established and was comfortable with the way the team played.

I don't know, sometimes the manager doesn't like you.

Even when I become a regular, I don't feel comfortable and try to always improve more.

I'm very happy here at Chelsea.

There is no doubt English football is very big, with huge visibility.

Chelsea are known as one of the biggest and most successful clubs around.

Of course, Eden is a fantastic player, one of the best players in the world. He's my friend, one of the best players I've played with in my whole career.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

I guess I'd say my vibe is to be happy at all times.

You want to be prepared for when you have to stop playing.

My parents gave everything. They sacrificed, they went to work. Sometimes they worked 24 hours, so they called friends to help us. They did everything for me to become a football player.

I know one thing - Neymar is a star.

I always try to do my job as well as I can on the pitch and thankfully it has been working.

My goal is to continue in Europe, but never rule out a return to Brazil.

I think that for a player to develop fully on the pitch he needs to be happy.

I knew Chelsea had made some offers while I was at Shakhtar so when I eventually arrived here, after a short spell with Anzhi Makhachkala, it was amazing. Having David Luiz, Oscar and Ramires here when I joined was very important for me because they helped me a lot with the language and inside the club, so it was very helpful.

Loyalty and honesty, those are important.