It's the desire to keep winning. Each season the counters are reset to zero. You've either got a title to defend or one to go and win. We want to keep making our honours list longer.
To experience a Euros in France is hugely motivating.
It takes a great strength of character to arrive at Real at eighteen years and make a journey like I have so far.
When you don't believe in me, I don't say anything but it titillates me.
A good run is always good. It helps us to wear the colours of the France team.
Having played an international competition is definitely a plus.
At 20 years old I'm eager to play and to watch from the sidelines isn't easy.
I am very happy at Real Madrid.
I know the players with whom I play well.
What is important is to communicate a lot. That's how we manage to create a good understanding.
I'm obsessed with making progress.
We're not going to win 5-0 every game.
I am not one to discuss my future publicly.
The most important thing to me is time spent on the pitch.
Interest from Bayern or Man Utd? It is greatly flattering to hear those names, and I even ask myself if that is really about me.
It's hard to criticise Ronaldo. When we come back from an away game at 4 A.M., he is one of the players that goes straight to the training complex to jump in cold water to accelerate the speed of his recovery. He is an example to follow.
During my second year at Madrid, Jose Mourinho gave me a kick up the backside. I wasn't doing well, I wasn't managing to do what he wanted me to out on the pitch. So he chided me, saying: 'Why don't you run in training?' My first reaction was to mutter, 'Oh come on... ' But I knew he was right, I had more to give.
Mourinho doesn't need to give long speeches. He's direct and to the point.
Just imagine, I was doing exams and signing autographs for other students. It was surreal. I'm really proud that I passed.
Playing with France is the challenge of playing with one of the national teams with the greatest football histories.
