I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.

It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

People didn't put pressure on me. I just played for the love of the game.

No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don't want to feel that feeling again.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

My life is a beautiful struggle.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in.

I'll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be.

I'm not desperate [but] I know that some day I'll be the coach again of some team.

Of course in the first matches, you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be

He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world.

Messi I think is like me, he is the best in the world along with Ronaldinho.

I gave all I had. Now I want to enjoy my family.

If you don't want to play clean football then go up into the stands