It's really important to have someone in competition for your position. Because that's the way to make each other a better player.
— Hector Bellerin
My family has always made clothes. Growing up I can remember sewing machines being everywhere.
We all want to be at the top level.
I was lucky enough to take a chance on Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger took a lot of inspiration from players, he gave you a lot of freedom. Unai Emery is a bit more tactical.
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.
Loads of players love the stock markets. For me, it's fashion.
I've learnt that money comes very quickly, but it leaves even quicker.
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.
As players, we only get opportunities when players get injured and you never want to see anyone get injured.
When I used to go to school, the teachers used to say to my mum, 'Hector looks like he's going to a restaurant.' I was just that kid, I wanted to look good.
I don't get that much time to play, so when I'm with my mates, I usually only play 'CoD.'
I know it's very comfortable to sit at home and stay with your family, kids and friends and not worry about anything. But with the platform we have we should be the people that scream at the social issues and put them out there so as a society we can move forward.
When I first came to Arsenal, I didn't know how to defend.
The important thing is to build a good team, a good block and get results from there.
If you want to be in the first team you have to show how much you're worth at U21 level.
It's nice there are a lot of big clubs that are interested in me, but if one of those is Barcelona, that's special.
In the dressing room I'm seen as the weird one with my style, I think that's a good thing.
I don't like the term streetwear. It limits self-expression in my opinion.
To not play in the Champions League is a disappointment, something negative.
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.
Every generation is more open to new things.
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.
I don't actually know the most expensive thing I've ever bought. It would probably be a jacket, because I don't really spend that much on any other things.
I'm living my life the way I want to live it, and not the way people think I should.
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 came to Arsenal to stay here.
My dad was a Real Betis fan.
Some of my team-mates in the Under-18s used to play 'Call of Duty' and they told me I should jump on it. I have played it ever since, for my first one or two years I played it pretty much ever day, I was mad about it.
As footballers we have a massive platform that we should be using way more than we actually are.
What matters is that on the pitch we give the maximum to prove that money is not everything.
Football is not just about spending money.
It's not about age. If Marcus Rashford is ready for England then he should play.
For us, it's always important to improve and keep things realistic.
In fashion, everything comes and goes.
I'm a Ronaldo fan as well, and for me, they're the top two players in the world. But for me, Messi is the kind of player that can do anything.
Everyone who has played in the Champions League wants to get back to playing in it again.
I keep my feet on the ground, working every day and trying to do my best.
Yoga has been done for thousands of years and if people keep doing it, it must mean it works.
My mom and grandma have made clothes their whole life. My grandma had her own factory.
I was taught that education is the most important thing.
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.
Who wants to go to a team that doesn't play players when they are young? You can't see yourself playing for that team.
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.
A lot of people think I dress to make people talk and it's not like that. I just dress how I like.
It feels that while the young people are trying to fight for a world where there's equality, everyone's the same, everyone's helping each other, we want to take care of the planet... it seems like the people that are ruling and are being presidents right now want to do it the other way round.
Under Wenger I became the player that I am today because he's the guy that signed me at 16. I owe him a lot and all the time I spent here he made me play so much even when I was really young. Those are things you owe him back.
Each club has its own resources and its way of working.
I realised as I was getting older, I was eating healthier and healthier, and I realised I didn't really need to eat meat.
Sometimes taking it slowly, taking a player through the paces is the best way to keep him wanting more.
