Armenia and Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan confessed to having pursued a long path to achieve popularity.

“I've always dreamed of popularity and it was hard to accomplish. The same happens in life: it’s hard to achieve something, but you can lose it in one minute, just in no time. So I know the value of what I have achieved, and I hope that I won’t ever lose it. Sometimes, I intentionally listen to what people talk about me. That’s pleasing and motivational for me to perform even better,” Shakhtar FC official website reported.

The player further noted that he reacts positively to criticism, if it is true to fact.

“I never take the praise, if I know that I played badly. The situation has changed now: when my performance is poor, my countrymen start criticizing me, whereas they only praised me before,” he said.