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To me, Messi is better than Maradona. I play with him, I see him every day, and to me he is the best.
Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
My two daughters were born in Madrid, I won three Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles as well.
I usually wear moulded boots for training, but I mainly wear studs in matches unless it s really dry.
What is a Fuhrungsspieler? I don't like the term. For me there is not a clear definition of the term.
Milan offered me something. I was very interested by the project. It did not happen for many reasons.
We believe defending is very much a team job, and we can't just rely on a back four and a goalkeeper.
I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.
Everybody manages differently and as far as I'm concerned the results are the only thing that counts.
I think, as a fan, when you are sitting there in the stadium you want to be on the edge of your seat.
I always prepare myself in the same manner and when the opportunity comes along you have to grasp it.
A lot of people who were studying with me turned out to be journalists or worked in big institutions.
At times, you have to maybe speak out of turn or say a little bit too much which upsets a few people.
When I die, don't bring me to the hospital. Bring me to Anfield. I was born there and will die there.
A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.
Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause.
When you touch the ball 400 times per game, it's normal that you can lose the ball a couple of times.
Once I finish playing, I'm still a Manchester City player for the rest of my life. That won't change.
I just want to get in the team and show all of them what I can do. (on signing for Manchester united)
Early on in my career I had a lot of bad press about my temperament, but I was only a young lad then.
The most important thing is that sometimes you have to go through hard times to get to the good stuff.
Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.
I miss walking out of the tunnel, the 90 minutes and the adrenalin rush that I'll never, ever replace.
We are playing at home, with full stadiums and passionate fans. It will be very special moment for me.
I feel less adrenaline in my body now, but more in my head. I tried to be at my best, and I succeeded.
The kind of money English clubs have available to spend is unbelievable. They buy everything they can.
Always, if you win prizes and are successful, of course expectations are higher, at Bayern especially.
A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.
When I've got nothing better to do, I look down the league table to see how Everton are getting along.
There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose.
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.
I am aware of my own position and my responsibilities to youngsters watching us. You are a role model.
It never ceases to amaze me the lengths that some people will go to to try and speak to me or meet me.
I think I chose wisely. When it came down to it, I knew I was a better goalkeeper than I was a bowler.
When you win, you don't get carried away. But if you go step by step, with confidence, you can go far.
I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.
When I signed for United, I felt like it was a reward for everything that I'd been through in my life.
Italian football is great but for me, for the style of player I am, I found it too tactical, too slow.
I want to give something new to this club, I want to bring Fiorentina into the top three of the table.
I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me.
I definitely don't think that money can buy you love. It can buy you affection but certainly not love.
I remember, when I arrived in England, a lot of people said that my style of play was not for England.
I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe! jump of a bridge.
Some of the players are known as scorers or assists. I guess what I am known as being is an ironwoman.
I don't mind players earning money, but it should mean, at the same time, that the club is doing good.
It doesn't 'hurt' me, hearing criticism from ex-players. It probably disappoints me a little bit more.
The most effective way to win people to Jesus is to treat them the way Jesus would day in and day out.
For the world of football, Messi is a treasure because he is role model for children around the world.
The business side of football makes it seem as though the owners are now more important than the fans.
I have been a big admirer of Coutinho, and he can be a very important player for Liverpool and Brazil.