Leo Messi is a little football God. I love playing alongside him. We understand each other without needing to talk.

Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.

Everything Neymar does turns into news. If he gets emotional, they criticise. If he colours his hair, they criticise.

Players earn their wages, their livelihoods, and their right to compete to win things out on the pitch and not off it.

I left hurt because I think I fought hard to create a great history at Barcelona. I left with 23 titles in eight years.

When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.

When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.

A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.

I think Neymar is one of the few players who was touched by God when he was born, and He said, 'You will be thee player.'

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

I like my decisions to be taken carefully, so they don't harm anyone close to me, so that the people close to me are happy.

If people only knew how much I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. I will repeat it to make myself clear: I respect Cristiano Ronaldo.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I always think about life, and I think that we are here with a mission, and once we have done our mission, we go somewhere else.

I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting to England.

A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.

At other clubs I have been, at Juventus, at Barca, we had two 'ships': one for the domestic league and another for the Champions League.

It's the old story: do you want a normal car, or something top of the range? That is how I am - the older I am, the more expensive I am!

If you lose a title, perhaps it's because your rivals are better than you are. But to be demoted from the top flight is really heartbreaking.

Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic.

I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.

Jose Mourinho is a great coach. I would really like to work with him, and I once came close. He knows what weapons to use against teams, and he has won everything.

I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve, I have Paulo Dybala. Genius follows me everywhere, I swear.

I think that the best player in the world should be quiet, humble, and friendly. Lionel Messi is all of these things, while Cristiano often lacks some of these qualities.

People are marked down for their age - once you get past 30, people look at you a bit funny. When you get to 35, the questions are all, 'When are you going to stop?' Calm down!

When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.

Money's a necessary evil, there to give you moments. It gives me things I couldn't have - nice things - but happiness? That's a not a question of money and fame. Quite the opposite.

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.

As a professional, as a person, and as a player, I think he's fantastic. It's like he's dancing the tango. I just love how he plays football so elegantly. To me, Andres is Don Andres.

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that's why, in every interview I'm asked, I always say the same thing: He is the best manager that I have worked with.

If you have a negative model, you do negative things. If you have a positive model, like Guardiola, who says positive things and tells you to compete on the pitch and to play football, it's much better.

Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well... The rest of the competitors are watching. I think it's the most important match in a World Cup, along with the final.

I have faced many, but the most annoying was James Milner. He follows you forward and follows you backwards. It's very difficult because he attacks you and defends you, and then attacks you and defends you again.

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It's players like him that make football have any sense.

Before I went to Juventus, I made a final promise to the board at Barcelona. I said, 'You're going to miss me.' I didn't mean as a player. Barca have plenty of incredible players. What I meant was that they were going to miss my spirit.

I've already promised that I want to end my career where I started it, as a way of thanking those who gave me the chance to make my name in football. I want to have a spell there before I retire, but one that's enjoyable for me and for them, too.

Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

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