The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.

What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.

Any man who concentrates his energies totally on one passion is, by definition, someone who hurts the people close to him.

I am not against being pragmatic, because it is pragmatic to make a good pass, not a bad one. If I have the ball, what do I do with it? Could anybody argue that a bad solution like just kicking it away is pragmatic just because, sometimes, it works by accident?

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

If I give you a good wine, you will see how it tastes and after you ask where it comes from.

Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere.