The most important is to keep faith, to keep belief and be ready to fight.
— Hugo Lloris
To be honest, the football and the time is going so fast. I don't want to say that I've forgotten about the World Cup, but for me, it belongs to the past. I don't have time to make a step backwards and think about the World Cup.
I'm really enjoying my time at Tottenham - it's a great feeling to be the captain too. I think I can be proud of that.
The French nation is more important than football.
Throughout the whole team, you have important players, but the main thing is the collective. It is the only way to get trophies.
Sometimes in football, you live great moments, and you live some sad moments.
We know the transfer market is not an easy period for players, for their minds, for their preparations, too, for their bodies.
Every game that you lose it hurts, but especially when you lead 2-1, and you lose 4-2.
The target is to be competitive, enjoy our football, make a great team performance, and to show the face of Tottenham.
I try to control my box. I always think the goalkeeper has to be the chief of the box: it's his area, and he has to defend it.
I played tennis when I was younger. I don't know if I could have been a professional, but I am still passionate about it.
It's difficult to get success in football - you have to be in the right team at the right moment.
The most important thing is what is happening inside the club.
You have a personality inside the pitch and off the pitch and in the changing room, too. The most important thing is to be respected by your teammates, and that's the case at Tottenham.
It is part of being a goalkeeper: there is nobody behind to save you.
Sometimes there are ups and downs to deal with.
After the World Cup, the next two or three days there is a lot of celebration, a lot of obligation, towards the country, towards the French Federation, towards the fans. And then, after that, you feel so empty - mentally and physically. It's a long tournament; it demands a lot of energy and a lot of emotion.
It is important to believe in yourself, but it is important to have sense, too.
There is only one Messi, no?
There are a lot of people who help you during your career. When you win a World Cup, it's normal that you think about them, because they help you to reach this level.
Messi is unique. You can't compare anyone to him.
Football is about the team, and every player is ready to help the team.
It's been five seasons now that I'm with Spurs, and I've got a little bit frustrated about Europe. We've got the talent to go further than we've done.
To have the opportunity to play for the best club in the world gives you the opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
There's no more bad feeling than when you get a defeat.
There is always something to prove.
Since my professional debut, I've always had a risky game.
You can be rivals out on the pitch, but respect is the most important thing.
Cavani has been a historical figure for PSG. He's scored so many goals. He's a winner; he's a leader. He's very much respected in France as a player but also as a man because of his values.
It's always nice to feel the support of your manager, club, and team-mates.
We know in football nothing is done and things can turn very easily if you don't respect basics.
The World Cup ball is very fast, and you need to think very quickly, when to punch and when to catch.
When you wear the jersey of some clubs, you have this pressure every day. It's not the case in Tottenham.
When you have that privilege of being able to talk directly with your chairman, like I've had with Daniel Levy, that make things a lot easier. Afterwards, I know what we've said to each other, and we have a relationship built on trust.
As a professional and as a man, I am just focused on today and tomorrow.
It's not easy for a foreigner to come to England and win the respect of your team-mates, of the fans, and of the English people.
It's true: with players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it's difficult to catch them.
We're in a privileged position in sport and, above all, in football. We have a platform.
In football, you can win; you can lose. The most important thing is the feeling and the attitude that you show on the pitch.
The most important thing is to try to be focused on yourself, try to make yourself fit, and make sure your mind is ready, whatever will happen in your club or in your future club. That's part of our job.
It's important to take every game seriously, whatever the competition is.
There is always pressure in all matches in the World Cup. This is when you must go beyond your capacity as a competitor.
I started out with a tennis racquet. Later, during one of the breaks we got from tennis, I started playing football with my friends. I was only five years old.
I was a big fan of Pete Sampras.
Tottenham is not a club that always wins, but we are trying to create something. It's not easy to fight against European monsters, but it is a motivation.
I try to be committed, always. When I do something, I like to do it 100 per cent.
Obviously, football is about the details, and everything can happen.
It's always better for the players being injured to come back to a winning team; it takes pressure off their shoulders.
It's only human to have a few doubts whether to play or not.
You can learn at any age and at any moment in your life.
