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Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions.
Usually, if you're going to be a manager, you always want to talk about football and be a connoisseur of the game.
There is no one better than Jose Mourinho for how he cherishes his players, and their affection for him is unique.
I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.
If you win, everyone asks what's your secret, when most of the time you did exactly the same in the ones you lost.
It's hard for the older boys to play twice a week, so it's important for everyone in the squad to play their part.
Of course it was a method of play you had to change because people get the idea once they have played against you.
We are constantly told to enjoy Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo before they retire but what about Arjen Robben?
When the tone needs to be set and the crowd need to be revved up, nothing is better than a big, shuddering tackle.
Playing at Birmingham helped me grow as a goalkeeper: it made me better all round, being a regular part of a team.
Ardilies always says "If you're confident you're always totally different to the player that's lacking confidence"
There are some things Ronaldo can do with a football that make me touch my head and wonder how on earth he did it.
A decent player doesn't automatically make a decent manager, I know that. But I will do everything I possibly can.
I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.
If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing - you do taekwondo - whatever you want. But you don't play football.
Sometimes when you miss out on points, it is a pity, it is a shame, because we tried to do everything in the game.
When I was younger I used to get really nervous before games, so much so, you are almost throwing up before games.
Sometimes I watch past goals, but I don't watch them because I think that it'll help me to score in the next game.
I have been lucky enough to be at great clubs, from my hometown club to Liverpool to Real Madrid to Bayern Munich.
Players have to adapt nowadays, and if you have a good football brain, if you can read the game, you can manage it.
I'm into comedy, stuff like 'The Office,' 'The Royle Family,' 'Only Fools And Horses,' 'Bilko,' that sort of stuff.
After Euro 2008, football in England was shattered for a bit, and people were losing interest in following England.
Why does it get assumed that Zidane is a figurehead and everything Real achieve is down to the talent of the squad?
I'm very grateful for what Mr Capello did for my career. I was really honoured that he put me in as his number one.
Once you've got a bull terrier, you never want another dog. I've got six bull terriers, a rottweiler and a bulldog.
If you want to pay money for an English talent you pay way over the odds. You get players from abroad really cheap.
It has been an honour to be the coach of the best player (Messi) I have ever seen and probably the best I will see.
At the end of the day, it's my players play against their players, and the end of the day, that's what's important.
As time goes by, people get to know you better. They pose problems for you, and you have to come up with solutions.
I think it's brilliant to see players you've grown up with on the international stage come through to senior level.
I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.
If you want to join the ranks of the people who changed the game, change yourself and the people around you as well.
It's difficult. I'm a single parent now, and I'm having such a battle to see my kids on a daily basis. It's so hard.
There are only three great powers in the universe: God in heaven, the pope in the Vatican and Dadá in the great box.
This game is about engagement and respect, whether you're playing in the Champions League or in the fourth division.
I can't do the whole run but I am able to start the race and I will be there at the end when winners cross the line.
We probably got on better with the likes of Holland, Belgium, Norway and Sweden, some of whom are not even European.
Pele wasn't as gifted as George Best and I would definitely put George above Johan Cruyff because he had more heart.
I could have moved to Russia, earned more money, and felt more relaxed. But I chose another option and joined Lazio.
It certainly is a very difficult group,. We're still bleeding after the Champions League final and want our revenge.
The minute Juventus came calling, I knew it was the right choice for me. They have the same winning mentality as me.
Don't put too much pressure on Jack Wilshere... in years to come I think he will be an Arsenal great like Liam Brady
Why am I here? Yes, to win titles, because then I will feel happy for the people. But the process is the reason why.
I won 21 titles in seven years: three titles per year playing in this way. I'm sorry, guys. I'm not going to change.
Today, the biggest clubs in the world, they buy the players they need for whatever way they think they have to play.
I am crazy about Leicester; I am crazy about the owners - they are fantastic and really good for the Premier League.
It's very tough in the U.K. For me, it was totally different. English football and French football are not the same.
Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the best of all time.
I wake up every day with a smile, and in that sense, I feel the same as I did when I arrived at Real Madrid in 2005.
There are sometimes easier games and others harder, but the Champions League always requires enormous concentration.