Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.
The best thing you can do is remember your home town.
I have a chef who cooks for me. I like to eat healthy.
It makes it easy for a player when you've got really good teammates and when everyone wants the same thing.
Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.
I was born in a village where there had never been a footballer who'd made it in the major championships.
I am more focused on the games; things like contracts I leave with my agent.
When I finish games, I want to have the feeling that I helped my team as much as I could, and the fans saw I was determined to win.
You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.
When you see the rival make a certain pass, you don't need to look behind you. You know 100 per cent that all your teammates will go with you.
I knew I was going to be a football player; I just didn't know how. It was the only thing I was doing, the only thing that I knew. Always training, training, training, training.
I remember that when I was little, my parents felt that I should study to become a teacher. They thought football was a waste of time and I'd never succeed at it.
Honestly, I don't know the word 'pressure,' because football is my job. I always enjoy it.
If you want to be successful when you play, you have to be free in your mind, and that happens if you know that everything is taken care of - you just focus on the football.
I was brought up correctly and in the right way, and my parents are very proud of the fact that I am a professional footballer.
I was a Barcelona fan. My favorite player was Ronaldinho. But I watched a lot of English football and admired lots of English teams.
I think everything is possible.
I really don't like not being able to help my teammates.
The power of Liverpool Football Club is the collective. We always do everything together; this is our power.
Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.
