“Normally, I wake up so early and do some stretching at home,” he told the Inside Carrington podcast.
“First, I pray and then, when I come here [to Carrington], I bring a little portion of food. If we play early games, at like 12, I take breakfast. If we play later, I take a little portion of lunch.
“Then, before the game, I like to listen to the Quran, because it gives me a lot of energy. It’s more about religion, so I like to listen more to the Quran instead of listening to music.
“It’s very calm and very relaxed, you know. You feel it.
“Sometimes I do music, but many, many, many times I listen to the Quran. It’s a thing I like to do.”