I've won an Olympic title and an U-20 World Cup, but it'd be really special to round things off with a Copa title with the seniors.

Angel Di Maria

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There are many things that I value, and many of them have nothing to do with my salary.

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If you change, it's because you want to. I will never change, and I never could change because the people around me are the same people who have always been there. My friends are the same, and that means you can never forget where you came from.

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When I am an old man, I will tell my grandchildren bedtime stories about when I won the Champions League, hopefully when I won the World Cup, but most of all, I will tell them that their grandfather used to play with Lionel Messi.

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The first thing you learn is sacrifice and how to keep moving forward in life, helping your parents to put food on the table. You learn to fight with your work. Then you start to learn values. That's why, every time I pull on the Argentina shirt or any other, I think about the things that happened to me when I was a kid.

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There are no words to describe Messi; he always surprises you.

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Now, I don't sweat the small stuff, just the things that really matter.

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I really wanted to play in the Premier League, which I'd been watching since I was a youngster every Saturday or Sunday before I'd go and play for Rosario Central.

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Along with my teammates, we have a lot more great things to achieve, and we will continue to help PSG grow as a big club internationally. The support of all those that love this club will help us go beyond our own limits and defend our colours with passion and determination.

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There have been other players of a similar build and stature to myself - slim, if you like - who have come here and shown a physical resilience in the way that I hope to as well.

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For sure, life takes many twists and turns, and one never knows what the future might hold.

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Thanks to God, I was able to come to PSG and be myself again.

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It is difficult to adapt to Van Gaal. I had a couple of rows with him.

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It was always a dream and goal of mine to try out in English football.

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I have never had problems with the fans.

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I always need to clear up what I do. With everyone else, there is no problem, but with me, all hell is raised up.

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Maybe the press in Spain do not like me because I do not give interviews.

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I love playing, helping the team, and not talking with the press.

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It's up to the manager where and how every player should play, but I think every player should be comfortable in that position.

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PSG - I think they had a money problem and they couldn't buy players. This is the main reason I didn't go there.

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You never know: there is a lot of movement in football. You can never predict where you're going to play.

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