You can be first, and then in six games, you can be 12th. The results can just flip, and everybody can forget.
When you're in an academy, every day you're in at 9 A.M., and it's, 'Do this, do that,' but we just came with our football.
Every day, I was on the street dribbling, doing skills. I wasn't in an academy till I was 19.
My early memories of my dad were taking me to play football when I was six - they are happy ones. They are my favourites.
When I went to Le Havre, I wasn't physically ready. I was skinny and not strong enough to play in a tough league. They told me to go back to the second team. I was very disappointed, but maybe that helped me to be the way I am now.
We were definitely not rich, but we were not poor. My mum always came home from work and did everything so that we ate well.
I always watch Barcelona on TV at home because I like how they play.
In life, that is how you advance - by pushing the limits.
When I play at home, I feel like I'm flying.
It's hard losing a parent, especially dad because he was always behind me. It was his dream and my dream for me to become a footballer.
I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.
When you have quality and show it, there's no problem.
My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.
To sum it up, I would say that the Premier League is football's NBA.
It's difficult to have the Africa Cup of Nations during the season because you focus on the league, and then you go to Africa, then straightaway you come back and have to refocus in the league.
A dream is better than obligation.
Deep down inside me, I knew I could do great.
For every footballer, to finish in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or is a dream.
I've always had the ambition to win a lot of trophies.
Football is a game. So you need to enjoy your football.
