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

Sometimes something's got to happen before something is going to happen.

We must make sure their worst players get the ball the most. You'll get it back in no time.

Surviving the first round is never my aim. Ideally, I'd be in one group with Brazil, Argentina and Germany. Then I'd have lost two rivals after the first round. That's how I think. Idealisitic.

Players today can only shoot with their laces. I could shoot with the inside, laces, and outside of both feet. In other words, I was six times better than today's players.

He deserves ten out of ten for doing what he does. He is a sensation, but still he can improve. He must know when to move the ball on quickly and when to try the impossible mission. When he learns this, he won't win a single Golden Ball, but an entire collection.

Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.