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.

Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.

A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don't be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.

Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn't matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football.

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.