As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.
Even as a kid, I'd kick a tennis ball against a wall with both feet for hours. That was one way to become two-footed.
Playing a World Cup is spectacular.
There were no Manchester United fans protesting when I left their club in 2005. I wasn't one of their most important players, so I moved on, worked really hard, got my breaks, and my career took off.
You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.
I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.
Football is a really simple game, and the most important thing, in any formation, is that the players do their jobs, not the formation which they play in.
Football has allowed me to see the world, and in Paz, I have a wife who is keen to see the world with me.
Two English defenders were among the finest I played against: John Terry and Rio Ferdinand.
If nerves undo you, then you're unlikely to make it as a top footballer.
People have high expectations of me, and I want to fulfil them.
Retiring from international football was a personal decision, and I was very sure about what I was doing. I played for my country for more than ten years, and there were highs and lows. It was a fantastic experience, though, and the most wonderful thing is that it ended well.
Argentina produces great footballers, but Uruguay does the same.
I had wanted to play for Penarol since I was a boy. When I was young, I would go to their training ground, but at 18, I left Uruguay for Argentina, and my professional career started.
Courtois was rated highly enough by Chelsea to go back and replace Petr Cech, one of the best goalkeepers of modern times. He has lived up to his reputation.
It's not easy for a coach to deal with a player who is in slow decline.
Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.
I try to do my best both on and off the pitch, giving a good image in my behaviour.
Although I will not always play well, I always give everything on the pitch.
I'm friendly - I've never changed - but some people can be intimidated to approach you, especially younger footballers.
I am not saying that I am at the same level as Messi or Ronaldo. They are the best two players in the world, but I am very proud that I managed to finish above them in the goalscoring charts, especially as I was playing for Atletico Madrid, not Barcelona or Real Madrid.
In the World Cup finals, you're unlikely to meet a continental rival. In Copa America, you know they are just around the corner and that you will have to beat them to win the competition.
Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.
Milan is beautiful, and the Interista fans are even more so.
All of the usual formations have advantages and disadvantages, but none would work without the magic of the players.
Uruguay is a small country but with a lot of football history. We've won so many things, and so the people are always expecting us to do good things.
We're a small country, and if you look at it that way, then we're at a disadvantage, though I know that most of the players who know or have come up against Uruguayans prefer to avoid us.
I am very happy here at Atletico, and I want to bring the same kind of joy to all the fans.
The passionate fans, pumped full of adrenalin, think they own their club and, by extension, the players because they play for their club. They don't. It is the club who 'own' the player, and only while he is under contract.
To score is always special; to score in the Bernabeu for Atletico is incredible.
'Seba' Veron was one of the best players I shared a dressing room with. Not only was he technically gifted and could pass the ball accurately over distance, not only could he anticipate where players would run, but he also ran himself.
Cristiano Ronaldo joined United a year after me. He was ultra-confident, with the talent to back it up. He was dedicated, too, and practised as hard as anyone after training. You could tell that he wanted to be a great player, the greatest.
I have huge respect for Porto, a great club that's always in the hunt for titles, but they aren't Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in the world.
We are just lucky to be able to watch Ronaldo and Messi at their best.
