Essam El Hadary

“Obviously, any player wants to set a record.”

“My father who passed away told me that his dream is to watch me playing at a World Cup and I want to make my dad proud.”

“Rooney is one of the best forwards in the world, if not the best.”

“I have worked really hard to keep in shape.”

“I train hard every day, I don't know what the word 'impossible' means.”

“I work out in the morning before I join group training sessions with the team.”

“I'm very happy to play at the World Cup, and that is a message to all footballers and others around the world, that you should believe in your dreams and fight to make them come true.”

“I respect Suarez and Edinson Cavani but I don't fear them.”

“The player who is almost at the same age as my daughter... I treat all my team-mates as brothers and I treat him just like a team-mate. I embrace them all and I am always around them giving advice because this is part of my job as a team captain and friend. I don't make them feel the gap in the age because I believe this should be normal.”

“I'm always focused on constantly developing.”

“I train hard, every day, not because it's my job but because I love football.”

“I won't let anything stop me.”

“This is a message to all footballers and others around the world that you should believe in your dreams and fight to make them come true.”

“I'm proud of my long career but playing in the World Cup is something special for any player. There is no limit to my ambition and I have always been determined to achieve that objective.”