HECTOR BELLERIN

Nacho Monreal, another full-back, Spanish as well, top player, and he's a player I am close to. He's one of the players who has helped me the most.

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

People have different passions, people have hobbies, people have lives outside their job, and nowadays it seems like the only thing we are allowed to do is train and play football.

Football is not just about spending money.

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

When you get to 16 at Barcelona, it's the age that you sign your main contract. I was about to sign that, but we knew there were a lot of other options because you always get them from other teams at that time. I didn't have the option to come to Arsenal until I was right about to sign with Barcelona.

When you are asked to play for Arsenal, and for the first-team at that, it is very hard to say no.

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

I don't think there's players who go on the Internet to watch 'Arsenal Fan TV.'

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.

The most important thing is that Spain have a good team no matter who plays. It is always nice to see your name spoken but the important thing is that the national team does well. But having good players for every position is important because there are always injuries, drops of form.

Representing Spain is very important.

We all want to be at the top level.

As a team, the most important thing is results.

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.

As a team, if you don't have the best season, it doesn't help.

I know a lot of people who support football teams don't care about fashion. For them, it can be quite weird to see someone looking very different. But I've learnt not to read the comments.

My dream when I was at Barca was to play at Camp Nou and I did - just not wearing the shirt I'd expected when I was little.

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.

I came to Arsenal to stay here.

My job is to focus on the pitch, what happens off it is something for my agent.

I've always had little problems in my ankles when I played very hard games, they'd get very inflamed and stiff.

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.

It doesn't matter about the other team, when we have the ball and push hard, we can score goals. It is up to us to start the games with that desire, that motivation, and then we can get good results.

I am a football fan, I've watched football my whole life. When my favourite team didn't do well I'd get angry.