Quotes from Hector Bellerin

When I first came to Arsenal, I didn't know how to defend.

The problem is that people have an idea of what a footballer should look like, how they should behave, what they should talk about. If you act a little differently you become a target. There is pressure to conform. This is very dangerous.

To not play in the Champions League is a disappointment, something negative.

People don't want to be diverse, or they're scared to be diverse. People just dress a certain way to fit in but sometimes being outside of the box is the cool thing to do.

At the beginning of the first season, you don't have that pressure to perform at 100 per cent, because it's always hard when you first start. But now, in the second season, people are expecting big things from you, so you can't really disappoint them.

As a professional athlete you have to be technical with what you eat. You have to make sure your intakes are on point every day.

My dad was a Real Betis fan.

I doubt I'm the fastest player in the world!

I don't believe that there's a footballer out there that only thinks about football.

I was taught that education is the most important thing.

I've always been pretty quick for my whole career.

I've learnt that money comes very quickly, but it leaves even quicker.

In the dressing room I'm seen as the weird one with my style, I think that's a good thing.

You have to play your 'A' game in every single match and that's a good thing.

There's a lot of players who you can pick up some stuff from, not just only full-backs or defenders. Even training with the top players every week you can get good things from all of them.

I realised as I was getting older, I was eating healthier and healthier, and I realised I didn't really need to eat meat.

For us, it's always important to improve and keep things realistic.

When there were no kids to play football with in my local park, I would go to my grandma's factory. She used to give me £2 if I cleaned all the threads and scraps off the floor. I even learned how to sew.

People should be able to express themselves without feeling threatened. That is true in football, but also in life.

If I feel there is something to help me recover better or make me a better athlete or player then I will always try it.

In life, you should be allowed to express yourself. People are happier like this.

It is just the start of your professional career and you have to handle it properly and realise that it is not always like that. There will be ups and downs. It is important that you keep humble, keep working hard and see it as the first step on a long journey.

For me, Barca was where I grew up since I was tiny, from eight years old.

With Arsene, he wanted us to play in the same way regardless of the opponents. The idea was that we could play in our way and beat anyone.