Nothing's in my head when I'm out there; I'm just trying to have fun on the football pitch.
— Aaron Ramsey
I had to grow up quite quickly.
I'm not one that is the life and soul of the party, but I do speak up when there is something to say.
Competition is to be expected at a club like Arsenal.
To win the FA Cup - scoring the winner in the 2014 FA Cup was very nice.
At the beginning of the season, you're still getting your fitness levels up, and those first few games are quite tough.
Manchester City are a big team, and Chelsea are a big team.
I get the normal stats, like tackles and pass completion and high-intensity runs. I get them after every game to see how similar they are to every game and to make sure I'm hitting the targets - or not too far away from them.
The worst position you are in is when you are on the medical bed, and you can't get out on that training pitch.
Ever since I was a boy, I have wanted to be a professional footballer and to captain my country one day.
The Premier League used to be two teams going for the title, but it has come on a long way since then.
When Bale first started at Tottenham, they were struggling to win whenever he played at left-back, but it is unbelievable how quickly things can change in football.
I am not shy.
I try to give my best for the team, help the team, and try and go out there and play the best I can for myself as well.
Hopefully I can be one of the best midfielders in the world. That's what drives me on: to try and achieve that and to try and go on and win many things.
I know I am not a screamer and a shouter, and I won't change the way I am.
The only way you can get match fitness is by playing games.
I think there's always pressure at Arsenal to win trophies - it's nothing new - and to us, as players, we know what we are capable of doing.
When you're wide, you're taught to try and get in at the far post so the ball doesn't go straight across, but from that central position, you can use your instinct where to go.
We're professional footballers, so we have to go out there and perform as best we can and try and get the results that we want.
I've always been able to get into the box, but in the past, I'd been very rash in my finishing; I wasn't clear with what I was doing in the final third. When it came to shooting, I was very rushed. I wasn't hitting the ball cleanly.
I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.
You have to give 100 percent in the Champions League, as you're up against the biggest teams.
I'm a very motivated guy.
All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.
I am quite a down-to-earth person.
It's unbelievable what the rewards are like with being a footballer, but I'm not stupid - I don't go around flaunting it.
I've always been passionate about animals.
As a kid, I was always pretending to score the goal in the FA Cup final, and I managed to live my dream.
I know my qualities.
It's always been something I've wanted to try and do, to take Wales to a major championship.
I'm a player who always gives 100 percent, regardless of what's going on.
I much prefer playing in the centre of the park; that's where I feel comfortable.
I like to be involved as much as I can in the game, and in the middle, you're definitely the heartbeat of the team. When you're on the right, you can go minutes without seeing the ball, and that's a long time when you're out on the pitch.
I hate being in the gym.
Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often.
We have to take every game as it comes.
I am not the life and soul of the camp, but I do speak a lot throughout the team and to everyone.
There's always pressure on Arsenal to go out and win games and win trophies.
