Quotes from Arjen Robben

As a team, you always need to show something extra in the Champions League.

I have lots of energy, but that doesn't happen like magic. I put in many extra hours in the gym and with the physios.

The Champions League is very difficult - there are so many big teams in Europe, and one bad day, and you can be out.

Every league has its own culture, its own identity, and its own type of football. It's very physical in England, but technical skill comes to the fore in Spain, where everybody wants to play beautiful football. The standards are very high in Germany, too; the teams are physically strong, very disciplined, and very well organised.

I have two speeds. Fast and faster. I don't just run. I take it.

I never had problems with injuries as a kid or in the youth team. My injuries started at Chelsea, when I broke my foot during a pre-season game. That was just pure bad luck, but after that, I had some muscular injuries, too, so I had to get to know my body better.

If you're at school, children who play football, you give everything to win... If you don't succeed, that's a huge disappointment. Then it's okay to be sad, but better times are coming.

In my youth-team days, I was always a left-winger who would stay close to the byline and put crosses in the box, so I could never cut inside and shoot. It was only when I joined Real Madrid and started playing in a more central position, and then on the right wing, that I suddenly realised I had a really dangerous weapon.

In my period at Chelsea, I was sometimes the one who switched sides because we were playing with two left-footed guys on the wings with myself and Damian Duff.

Only being able to watch is the hardest thing for any footballer.

I always want to play. It is important to gain match rhythm.

I've achieved everything in my career that I set out to - with the Champions League as the crowning glory.

The most important thing is to stay down to earth and keep concentrating on the next game.

I'm always a realist, and I know the world of football is fast-moving.

Football players have a great life, but we're only human.

The history of football has always thrown up big surprises.

If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.

Maybe sometimes you are punished for honesty, but I always prefer to be honest.

If you play at a world-class team like Chelsea, you have to perform every day.

Nowhere in the world do supporters love their clubs more than in England. England is paradise to play in.

Losing drives me mad. It hurts.

The appreciation between Bayern and I has always been there, from both sides. I know what I have at this club, and I always say that.

When I came to PSV, I signed when Eric Gerets was coach there.

You need to be very critical of yourself. There are a few very good managers who can make players better individually. Most managers think about the team process - and so you have to improve things on your own.