People in Hong Kong are stylish and fashionable, which is one of the many reasons making Hong Kong itself such an energetic place.

I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.

Football is a team sport and not an individual sport. We win as a team, and every individual is better if we are part of the team.

I was not a Liverpool fan or a Chelsea fan in Madrid. I was an Atletico fan. I still am. Maybe they're the only badge I will kiss.

I can be very shy. I really like to stay at home with my people because I'm really shy. My wife is as well; we're both really shy.

I think about all my successes and failures and sometimes the failures stick in your head as much as the wins. But you do move on.

Footballers are more likely to work better if they get a pat on their back from the boss. A knife in the back is never the answer.

If you are at the top in entertainment, you earn money that you can never justify to ordinary people doing proper jobs. You can't.

I wouldn’t swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with. He is the best.

Maybe the yoga I do helps me to play as much as I do. It certainly gets you in the right frame of mind, stretches and relaxes you.

There are a lot of big players and a lot of big teams, but I don't know if I'll get the opportunity to play in the Premier League.

The World Cup gave me a lot of confidence - just to know that I can play at the highest level and not only complete but play well.

There have only been two world-class goalkeepers. One was Lev Yashin, the other was the German boy who played for Manchester City.

We scored a goal and defended until the end with great spirit. We have a lot of young players and I hope we can keep on like this.

When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.

When people talk about my business, my life, I'm really private. Maybe someone thinks I'm arrogant or something, but it's just me.

If you are a player and you don't really retire by yourself there should still be an opportunity to qualify for the national team.

Cruyff defined a philosophy and a style of how we had to play: positional play, type of players, the profile of the coaches, even.

The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league.

I prefer that Argentina wins the World Cup. Messi deserves it for all he has done in football. He's my friend, I wish him the best

I want to help the Brazilian National Team the best way possible, whether is with goals, assists or even a slide tackle, whatever.

It's always going to be difficult to compete with a player of Lionel's ability, but Eden has all the qualities to do exactly that.

There's no need to undervalue anybody and even less Iker, who is a symbol here in Madrid. We have to respect everything he's done.

The Championship is a ferocious league, physically demanding, and it simply does not allow players the luxury of cruising through.

If Monaco retain the ambition of winning trophies in France and Europe - and that's why I came here - I will be delighted to stay.

I know we're meant to be these hard-headed, money-obsessed professionals but we're still little boys at heart. Just ask our wives.

God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.

It's very flattering that those who have assessed my work over the years think that I have the qualities to be an England manager.

I have always said that the debate about who should play in goal is part of the game, but I never play in order to silence anyone.

I like it in Manchester. I thought it was going to be much colder, but it is not too bad. And my wife and son are happy here, too.

I am never not going to want to play for England so I don't care how old I am. If I am doing well I hope I am going to get picked.

He's worse than Dracula because at least Dracula comes out of his coffin now and then. He seems to stay on his line and that's it.

No-one wants to finish a job badly. If you know that you are going to finish your job in six months, then you want to finish well.

The only use for a knife during a shark attack is pure treachery: Stab your buddy, swim like hell, and hope the munchies take him.

My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.

Sure, it's nice to get appreciation from the outside. But generally, I don't think personal accolades are appropriate in football.

I like to create chances, to shoot when I play farther forward, but I also like playing deeper, as you have more time on the ball.

There is one thing that is stronger than everything, and it is the colour of the shirt that you wear, and that is who you'll back.

I have been part of very successful City teams, but it was never at the end of a dominant season that we were able to win a title.

The important thing is to be there, score when needed. It's better if the goals are beautiful, better still if they are important.

You can't get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.

Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

The headgear thing's great. It's like a headband, so it's not heavy or anything like that at all. I was able to do everything fine.

Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.

Surround yourself with good people, surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.

Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.

I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't put me over edge.

What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score.

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