Aussie flanker Julian Salvi has revealed the "drive to succeed" at Leicester Tigers was one of the main reasons he agreed to extend his stay at the club.
The 27-year-old agreed a new deal last week, which will keep him at Tigers until at least the summer of 2015.
With the former Brumbie one of the first names on the teamsheet each week, news of his decision has been warmly greeted by Tigers fans on social networking sites.
Salvi, who also admitted that he was subject of offers from other clubs before committing to Leicester, said there was no reason to go anywhere else.
"I have agreed terms for the next few years and that is great news for my family," he said.
"I am just happy that we have come to terms with everything. What more could you want?
"When you are going through negotiations there are a few other teams that pop-up but, at the end of the day, why would you want to move if you are playing rugby at a great club?
"It was an easy decision in the end.
"The culture here encouraged me to stay. You are driven to succeed and you are driven to win.
"We have the best coaches and the best support staff and, as a player, that is all you can ask for.
"If you are in an environment where you have the best of the best, and you are enjoying your rugby, you can only continue to improve and develop as a player.
"It's only good for your rugby. I have really enjoyed the last few years and I am looking ahead now."
Salvi is now be looking ahead to the visit of Gloucester on Saturday as Tigers seek revenge for the narrow defeat at Kingsholm a few weeks ago.
With Gloucester just behind Leicester in the Aviva Premiership table, Tigers would put some serious distance between themselves and the Cherry & Whites with victory at Welford Road.
Salvi says his team need to learn the lessons of the 31-9 win at the Madejski Stadium last weekend, when they allowed the home side back into the game having taken control of the match.
"We made it tougher for ourselves than we would have liked," he said. "We tried to force passes when we shouldn't have and we needed to tighten up our game a bit.
"I wish I could say why these things happen. We just try and force things a bit at times and we need to do the easy things first instead of trying to score off first and second phase all the time.
"It should be a cracking atmosphere at Welford Road."
