I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid...

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

I'm surprised I still have so much hair after all the things I've done with it.

To have a successful team, you have to have great players of course - but you have to have good personalities and good people as well.

I respect all religions, but I'm not a deeply religious person. But I try and live life in the right way, respecting other people. I wasn't brought up in a religious way, but I believe there's something out there that looks after you.

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.

I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more.