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You have to consistently be successful to be one of the top players in the world, and everything is possible in life.

I'm not a top-five player yet. Maybe I'm close to it, but I still have to work on some aspects. You can only be part of that group if you are decisive in the top games.

I've shown people what I can do and want to establish myself as a Premier League player.

You can be the best person in the league but if you don't win championships, something's missing.

I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great.

The Champions League is the one thing missing from my career. When I look at the history of the competition and the people that have taken part, the top, top players have all won it. For many, it is why they have been regarded as top players.

You can be a top, top player for 10, 20 years, then you become a coach, lose two or three games and you're out.

I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.

I'm just trying to grow. That's one thing I told myself is, 'Don't worry about who people say is the best player.'