Gonzalo Higuain Quotes

I'm becoming a more complete player where I believe I can compete more week in, week out, especially in major championships.

He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

When you get to play with the big boys, your game improves drastically.

It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.

Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.

I want to keep growing, keep moving towards being one of the best in the world, and there is no better place to grow than Real Madrid.

Knowing that guys are out there improving and trying to take it to that next level, that gives me fire to improve my play and work on these little things that can keep me from dominating a game.

I just wanted to become a better player at everything - someone who is a real tough matchup to guard.

It is good to have competition.

I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better.

When you play against the best players, you're going to grow.

My goal every year is to be bigger and better than I was the year before. The competition just keeps getting better, and the pressure just gets hotter. Nothing gets easier.

In a way, I've thrived on the competition, perhaps it has made a better player because of it.

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.

The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.

No competition, no progress.

Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process.

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

I actually think I play better now than I've ever played.

At the upper echelon of musicians in general, I guess performers in general, you have to have this kind of live-or-die, cutthroat mentality.

I started to practise shooting more seriously, more than once a week. I wasn't very good at it before, but I got a lot better. I've also become a little bit stronger on the tracks, too, which has increased my chances of success.

The more matches I play, the more confident I get.

The only thing that's changed is the competitiveness of the series. It's only become harder to win in our series as the years have gone by. Competition breeds good things, and that's what's happened here.

Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's no way I couldn't improve.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.