He has been outstanding. [Manuel] Neuer is an extraordinary goalkeeper, who would deserve to win it.

YOU NEED BOTH QUALITY AND RESULTS. RESULTS WITHOUT QUALITY IS BORING; QUALITY WITHOUT RESULTS IS MEANINGLESS.

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

Football is simple, you're either on time, or you're too late. If you're too late then you have to leave earlier.

In a way I'm probably immortal.

I always threw the ball in, because then if I got the ball back, I was the only player unmarked.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.