I love playing games, but also training.
My departure from Madrid was my own choice. I had one year left on my contract, but I decided to go for a new professional experience, so I joined Schalke. I have no problem with the club and our rapport is good.
I like to work in a team. And for that you must have a structure that covers everything and that there is fluid communication.
You need to take care of yourself, have a good diet, rest sufficiently and have a lot of enthusiasm.
What Cristiano has been doing is huge, but Madrid have a great team with players who can still offer more. The important things is that they keep working as a unit.
Playing on turf sometimes, not grass, makes it a little bit more difficult.
I don't really understand what 'Galacticos' is supposed to mean. It's a term I dislike. I like football, pure and simple, and that concept isn't part of football. It's something else entirely.
I was runner-up for the Ballon d'Or once and came third on another occasion. Could I have won it? Maybe. But I don't care. Football is a team sport.
I believe that soccer in the United States lacks an idol and they should do everything possible to create one.
Schalke, for me, is a great adventure, and I wanted to experience new sensations away from Real Madrid.
I know a lot of marathon runners who are at their best when they are close to 40. You say to yourself, 'It's 42 kilometres and they are 37 or 38 years old,' but the body can. What you have to make sure you don't lose is your head. That is the most important thing.