Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

In my teams, the goalie is the first attacker, and the striker the first defender.

You have got to shoot, otherwise, you can't score.

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

If you play on possession, you don't have to defend, because there's only one ball

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.

Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.

It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.

If you can't win, make sure you don't lose.

I am passionate about music - and people think because I go to places where I can enjoy the music I have to be partying. It isn't true.

I follow Bollywood. In fact, it's widely followed in Brazil.

It doesn't change much for me really and my motivation remains the same - to create a beautiful future with Barcelona, winning many titles.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

When I got to the senior national team, there was another Ronaldo, so they started calling me Ronaldinho because I was younger.

No one has nicer teeth than me. Why would anyone laugh at my lovely teeth?

I have never imagined doing anything other than football, but now, thinking about it coldly, if I hadn't been a footballer, I would have been a musician.

The toughest opponents for me are the defenders who are tough in the way they play - where you can't see a way through.

I still have a video of my father, which I watch before every game I play for Brazil. It gives me strength, makes me determined.