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We lost because we didn't win.
Teams are a collective expression.
My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.
I never had a problem with technique.
I'm very uncomfortable, mainly with my belly.
I'm very attached to Real, more so than Barcelona.
There are many ways to see football and interpret it.
I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing.
To play a soccer game, you have to be in very good shape.
I am tolerant. I want to understand other points of view.
I couldn't have got any fatter; I was running out of clothes.
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers is a team with history, tradition.
Like every Brazilian child, I always wanted to be a footballer.
When people repeatedly hit me, I would feel a sense of unfairness.
I am much more grateful and linked to Real Madrid than to Barcelona.
I am very ambitious. I want to enjoy this and then really go for it.
When I stopped playing, I gave up exercising and put on some weight.
I have ambitions I want to fulfil, to enjoy more success with Brazil.
I trained really badly during the first 10 years of my sporting career.
Criticism is nonsense. TV shows and newspapers just want to fill the space.
I don't think I would have any problem at all playing in England. I'd love it.
When I retired, I stopped playing because of my body, so much pain and injuries.
I've learned a lot in life, travelling, living abroad, just in the school of life.
I like playing in Italy. It was a challenge I wanted since very early in my career.
I was expected to run the same as Roberto Carlos or Cafu, but I just couldn't do it.
I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.
It'd be best if Cristiano Ronaldo retired at Real Madrid and then worked at the club.
To associate my name with the United Nations is the best thing that could have happened to me.
To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.
I assure you that you will find me as a lover of Castilla-Leon, Valladolid, and Real Valladolid.
I can't be a manager, because I think it's too tough managing 30 players thinking in different ways.
I have spent more nights with Roberto Carlos than all of the women I have been married to put together.
I'm only a little interested in politics. But I'm always on top of the news, both in Brazil and abroad.
With his incredible attitude, with his incredible winning mentality, Cristiano Ronaldo is a unique player.
Just a tiny bit of effort leaves me exhausted. Sometimes I just go up the stairs to my room, and I feel tired.
I'm ready to help China realize its football dream. I think China can be a major player on the world stage one day.
My life has always been a series of challenges and I'm psychologically-prepared but this is the biggest challenge of my life.
I don't want my fans to have the same disappointment as me when I was refused by some players to sign my notebook when I was young.
I am shocked as to how much importance my weight garners in the world we live in. I don't know why it is so important, to be honest.
I think all great players set a target for themselves in their careers. Mine was to win a world title with Brazil, which I did twice.
Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He's a very good friend.
I'm sure sex wouldn't be so rewarding as this World Cup. It's not that sex isn't good but the World Cup is every four years and sex is not.
I feel less energetic; I get pains. My quality of life has deteriorated, and it takes me longer to recover from any form of physical activity.
The best team I played in was the Brazilian one in 2002; we felt that we could always score. It was a team without any vanity - or individuals.
At Real Madrid, there will always be people who score goals. They are a team and not a single player, no matter how much one appears more than another.
Every time I went away I was deceiving my mum. I'd tell her I was going to school but I'd be out on the street playing football. I always had a ball on my feet.
I love Messi with the ball at his feet: he scores goals and does all the rest, too. But Cristiano's numbers can't be ignored. It's a cruel comparison. Both of them deserve respect.
Barcelona has always had issues with Brazilian players: Neymar, Romario, Ronaldinho, and me. We were all treated badly by the club in the end, despite all our contributions and dedication.
Zico was my idol. He was a very good player from Flamengo, and I was a Flamengo supporter from Rio de Janeiro. I was always looking for him and saying I want to be like him. He's my big hero.
In Spain, the game's a lot more open. They score a lot more goals. They play football more. Here in Italy, they are much more concerned with tactics and strategy, and sometime we don't play football.