I don't want to be idolized, I just want to play. And to do that you have to run and sweat.

No one wanted to fall back behind so both teams waited for a mistake from the other.

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England has been fantastic.

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

There's only one possibility: win, draw or loose.

It is not the strong one that wins, the one that wins is strong.

The ball gave me prestige, gave me fame, gave me riches. Thank you, my old friend.

A 0-0 is like a Sunday without sun.

I retired at age 40 because my daughters looked at me one day and said: 'Dad, being bald and wearing shorts doesn't look good together'.

Reputations do not win matches and trophies, only goals can do that

No one player is as good as the sum of a team

I chose Real Madrid instead of Barcelona because I'm a winner, not a loser

Scoring goals is like making love: everyone can do it, but nobody does it like me.

Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

Without the ball, you can't win.

I don't want to be a thief of my own wallet.