James Rodriguez

I only try to play good soccer.

You always dream to have a great World Cup.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

What the not-so-good moments gave me at Real Madrid, I think they helped me grow.

I basically live for the game. You constantly have to train yourself and take care of your well-being - your mind and your body. In the morning, I usually train. In the afternoon, I do everything I need to do in order to remain physically healthy. Basically, that is my entire day until about 6 or 7 P.M.

I think having kids is really something so beautiful.

Some people think that your life changes for the worse when you become a father, but on the contrary, when my daughter was born, she brought light and joy into my life.

I have been playing soccer since I was about four years old. You always hope you can reach the top of the profession, that you can play in the big leagues and achieve all of the goals you hope to accomplish throughout your life.

I believe all the fans want to see nice football, and when things do not go for you, they have the right to whistle.

I would love to play in Spain. It would be a dream to play there, as we are talking about the best league in the world.

I've said in the past that I'd like to play in Spain one day, because it is a league that is good technically and where you get a lot of touches on the ball, which is my style.

It's true I play a little deeper for Real Madrid. I can push a little further forward for Colombia.

To be alongside great stars is something really special. I hope I can get better, bit by bit.

I think it's something great to win the Champions League with Madrid; it's something special to be at a club that wants to win something, and I hope we can win it again.

I was always a Real Madrid fan. I always followed them and always dreamed about being here.

You have to go to your limit to progress.

The fans want a nice game, and when not everything goes so well, they have every right to boo.

Players at the top level have to be ready for everything.

It's really flattering to know that a club of Real Madrid's stature is interested in me.

I prefer Real Madrid to Barcelona.