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I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.
I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.
I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience.
As a defender, how much ground I cover isn't up to me. I'm defending against a forward, so her movement determines my movement.
Don't ask me what a typical Brazilian is because I don't know what a typical Brazilian is. But Romario was a typical Brazilian.
Sometimes in a game - even with the best will in the world - a striker can drift out for 10 minutes and then come back into it.
What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.
When you see that your kids are proud of you, that they're excited to wear your jersey and cheer you on, it doesn't get better.
That's all I'm programmed for: to keep pushing and to try to make the most of my career and my life, to take care of my family.
Yes, my father is bald, but I found a way to save my hair. I met with a doctor in Brazil who has developed a special treatment.
I'm not in search of records like some other players. If I can score between 15 and 20 goals each season, I will be very happy.
I was always pretty good at school, but a lot of it was memorising, maybe cheating off your mates, stuff that gets you through.
I must be the only person in the world who's looking forward to going into hospital. I can't wait to get it over and done with.
I realise things aren't going to go my way every week. Of course they're not. But the main thing is to give your all and enjoy.
I don't like reading good things about myself. With the criticism and the negative things, I always think that makes me better.
United are capable of setting up a low block and making it difficult, but they're also capable of coming out and pressing high.
I am thrilled to be joining United. I have enjoyed some very happy years at Chelsea, but the time has come for a new challenge.
Tomboy. Alright, call me a tomboy. Tomboys get medals. Tomboys win championships. Tomboys can fly. Oh. And tomboys aren't boys.
Sports help women stay in school longer and make them less likely to use drugs, break the law, or get pregnant at an early age.
They compare Steve McManaman to Steve Heighway and he's nothing like him, but I can see why - it's because he's a bit different
I had the pressure when I started my career at 18 at Cologne, when people were saying, 'Ah, Podolski, the new hero of Cologne.'
I have learned a lot a lot in my three years at Gladbach and developed a feeling for what is best for me. I owe the club a lot.
I think we need to start to punish time wasting more rigorously, for example with more additional time or earlier yellow cards.
Sometimes we have to behave indifferent towards people who proclaim their love to us, just to see if they are really different.
That is one of the problems big teams face - their rivals always take the field very motivated, and I say this from experience.
To be at the top, you have to have a competitive streak in you. If you're not performing, you've got to be angry with yourself.
An emotion that lives with me is a sense of 'what might have been' had injuries not robbed me of my most lethal weapon - speed.
I like to watch good football so I like to watch good players. I like Cristiano Ronaldo, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and Wayne Rooney.
At first, I was overwhelmed at moving up to international level, but the England lads are top class at making you feel welcome.
It is true that one cannot always win, but one must keep working and have faith that in the future, the situation will improve.
I had a good contract at Southampton, the managers in the Premier League are very well paid, but in football you need ambition.
When I got to the senior national team, there was another Ronaldo, so they started calling me Ronaldinho because I was younger.
People aren't meant to be perfect. We're all imperfect people looking for perfect moments to share with other imperfect people.
I know from Chelsea that it's not about one or two brilliant performances. It is also about winning different types of matches.
The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.
I was no different to any other kid of my generation. I played with my mates in the park every day, every spare minute I could.
I just wanted to jump into the stands and start celebrating with those wonderful fans. (on reaching the Champions League final)
Over time I realised that the most important thing is not the system but the players you have. Then you make a system for them.
No amount of money could make me play for Liverpool, that isn't disrespect to Liverpool or their fans, it's respect for Everton
We believe that we get so that we can give, and we've been so blessed in the platforms and opportunities that we've been given.
We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.
I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.
I had a lot of pressure in my career: when you play at World Cup or Champions League final, there is pressure on your shoulders.
I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.
I love this game. I love to find solutions, ideas. I always saw the potential of this league. Now that I'm here, I want to help.
In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.
Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes.
I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting to England.
I always think about life, and I think that we are here with a mission, and once we have done our mission, we go somewhere else.