There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.

For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I replay that all you have to do is look at the facts - how many goals did he score with his right foot or with his head?

I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.

Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.

When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers.

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