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I love playing football, being out on the pitch with a ball, and I will be a little sad when that ends.
Everything I do, I want it to be perfect. I know it can't be like that every time - but that is my aim.
If we win trophies, we have the chance to win individual awards because it comes with the team targets.
Chelsea gave me what I was looking for when I left Liverpool trophies. I'll always see it as a success.
I would tell the young Francesco Totti to repeat everything that the older Totti did - if he's able to!
Of course it is going to be difficult for any player to get in the Chelsea side no matter who they are.
Sometimes I even amaze myself, and sometimes I do things that make me want to punch myself in the face.
I was always looking out of the window, looking at my watch, thinking about when I could play football.
People say you have to hit rock bottom, and, I can tell you, almost dying is as rock bottom as it gets.
Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
I think Jurgen Klopp is doing a great job at Liveprool. The style of play is the opposite of Guardiola.
I am privileged and very happy to be a professional sportsperson, but should that make people so angry?
There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future
I've been in England for a while, but it's true that at times you miss home, your family, your friends.
Football's incomparable to anything else - perhaps only music has that same power to transform society.
I have these vivid - some fabulous, some not so fabulous - childhood memories of driving to Lake Tahoe.
The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.
I've loved every minute playing for Arsenal, and I hope I have left my mark on the club and fans alike.
I am strong enough, and I have qualities, and when good players come in, I will play with good players.
When I choose a club, it's not for the money, language, or the weather - those things aren't important.
For me, the main thing is that I continually improve my game and make sure I keep setting the bar high.
Mancini is lucky. He has an owner [Sheikh Mansour] who speaks little and asks only: "What do you need?"
I have always addressed any mistakes I have made and will keep doing so. It's nothing I duck away from.
In football, if you have a big break after a disappointment you can stew on things, and that hurts you.
When you are not winning, the coach is more or less the weakest person in the team who can be replaced.
If something happens for one season, for me, it is a coincidence. Twice, we can start talking about it.
There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster.
Your dreams must be bigger than your fear. Embrace all opportunities and be all you are destined to be.
But then I always wanted to play for Rangers. Man United is a great club and Alex Ferguson is a legend.
So many kids want to be football players, and to still feel like I'm living the dream at 37 is amazing.
It's frustrating when you make the efforts but the conditions are not there to make a great tournament.
I'm only a little interested in politics. But I'm always on top of the news, both in Brazil and abroad.
I have spent more nights with Roberto Carlos than all of the women I have been married to put together.
I am not only privileged to work for the FA and England: I have enjoyed working for the FA and England.
I hope I will integrate myself quickly in this team and bring everything I can to Arsenal and the fans.
There is nothing more valuable than to be healthy and to have the hope of living a better day tomorrow.
I can never hope to find words to express my feelings at becoming a member of the Celtic Football Club.
I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain.
Everyone has their special strength. And my strength is to have the ball and start good things with it.
Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.
The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback.
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
You have to go out onto the pitch feeling good about yourself. That can give you that extra 30 per cent.
I hope I never have to face that feeling of missing and sending my country or team out of a competition.
My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.
I had a breakthrough in my football life. Now I switch to the left. I make goals. I pass. I am evolving.
I believe that having a family in the dressing room is very important when it comes to winning trophies.
Mourinho was always very strong for his players, and you needed to deliver for him. For me, it was good.
In soccer, female athletes across the world wear shoes that are not meant for us, our feet, or our game.
To me, scoring goals was just like other boys might regard delivering papers. I just did it - every day.