becoming a "nobody" in football inspires him to
fight for success in his career.
The 28-year-old has won league titles with Colo-
Colo, River Plate and Barcelona, as well as two
Copas America with Chile, though he has lifted only
one FA Cup and two Community Shields since
joining the Gunners in 2014.
Manager Arsene Wenger has insisted Sanchez
wants to stay at the club, despite speculation
linking him with a lucrative move to Premier
League leaders Chelsea at the end of the season.
But Sanchez has suggested he could be tempted to
leave Emirates Stadium if he becomes concerned
Arsenal are sliding into obscurity.
"Looking at everything I've done in my career as a
footballer, at all the titles, I believe that what's
hugely important is motivation," he told Arsenal
Player. "If a footballer is well motivated and has
various things to motivate him every day, he will
keep achieving his goals.
"In my case my life has changed and improved
because different things have motivated me. For
example, in the beginning my motivation was to
help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be
the best.
"It's the joy you get from your family and from
those close to you that motivates you. That gives
you the push you need to get better.
"So even if a match has gone badly, you don't let it
get to you and you move forward. As a footballer,
everything you've achieved can easily be lost and
then you are nobody. That's just how life is and
that's why you shouldn't let things get you down.
That's the reason I treat every match like a final.
"I try to do that in every game – to give 100 per
cent. Life is like a set of scales. One minute you
can be right up there and the next really low.
"It's important to try to maintain a sense of
balance and that's down to the individual."
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