The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.

Brazil is crazy about football. People, they wait for this moment, but this doesn't mean we are going to win the championship. That is the problem.

I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.

The biggest family in the world is football, because football has more associate - and FIFA, for example - has more associates than UNESCO.

You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.

Yes, I have a lot of business interests. But I don't work for just anyone, and I choose the companies very carefully.