Quotes

I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don’t like to be second or third: they’re the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you’re on the way, but you want to finish first.

Success isn’t determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.

There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me.

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

I can’t know what’s coming. I only know how to make myself feel ready for it.

I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that here are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age.

Outside football, I just love life, you know. We're lucky to play football, to have all this body. Everyone's watching us. You see how many people, they come and watch the game. It's unbelievable, you see how many people they come. They shout your name and just enjoy life.