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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. Diego Forlan

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The best strikers make you sit up and take notice because every time they get the ball, you think that something amazing could happen. Of course they'll score goals, but they'll have something in their game which makes you think, 'Wow, he can win this game by doing something magical.' Diego Forlan

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Argentina produces great footballers, but Uruguay does the same. Diego Forlan

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I like every game to matter, to feel like we must win. Diego Forlan

Game Win Matter Every Must Feel Like

People seem to love or hate Mourinho, but players tend to love him. Diego Forlan

Love Hate People Seem Tend Him To Love Players

Ancelotti is one of the best coaches and has proved this by winning trophies. Diego Forlan

Best Winning Trophies Proved Coaches

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. Diego Forlan

Atletico fans were always so desperate for us to win; it was like a religion to them. Diego Forlan

Religion Win Fans Desperate Atletico Like Always Were Them Us

Nobody comes back from a serious injury and is the same after a month or even three months. You should play in the reserves; you get your muscle back and regain your match rhythm. Psychologically, you need to build your confidence back up and you hope there are no complications. Even in a settled side, it's hard. Diego Forlan

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Football has changed, and so has the relationship between the players on the pitch. Where once some players would try everything to distract opponents, now it's harder. There are TV cameras everywhere, which have much higher quality images than before. There are lip readers in studios working out what you are saying to each other. Diego Forlan

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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. Diego Forlan

Strikers love to play with other strikers, as I did with Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, and Edinson Cavani. You can make the most of your individual talents for the good of the team. If you can strike up a good partnership with another player, it's like striking gold. Diego Forlan

As a footballer, I have always found it better not to be too emotional. Better to be cool, consistent, clinical. Celebrate goals, yes, but keep your feelings for those you trust most. Diego Forlan

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The Japanese people and their country left a huge impression on my wife and I, and we found it difficult to say goodbye before moving back to South America. Diego Forlan

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It's hard to know when to call it a day as a footballer. Diego Forlan

Day Footballer Know Call Hard

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. Diego Forlan

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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. Diego Forlan

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Some players don't like to speak to the media or prefer to talk on live television so people can hear for themselves what is said, in real time. Diego Forlan

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