Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've played under some of the biggest and best managers and achieved almost everything in football. Of course it hurts when people question it, but I've come to the end of my career and can look back and say I've achieved everything with every club that I've played for.
At Barcelona, I had the best players ever, and they helped me to be a successful manager.
At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.
I had three very successful years in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, but I had the opportunity to move to one of the biggest clubs in the highest-profile league in the world.
Throughout my career, I was blessed with great teams and great teammates.
I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.
If you look at my career, I've never gone to a team that had fulfilled their potential.
The decisions I've made have not always been the most popular, but when I look back, I want to know I've played for good football teams.
To say I have played through four World Cups, two Lions tours, 91 international games and a ridiculous number of injuries and other setbacks gives me an incredibly special feeling of fulfilment. I know myself well enough to know that I will never truly be satisfied.
I've been very happy with all the teams I've played for. They all treated me very well.