No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.

I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental.

I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player

If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it.

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

We're not great friends, but I admire him. If he thinks he's the best player of the century, that's his problem.

The head talks to the heart and the heart talks to the feet.