I believe in the old warrior's credo that "to the victor go the spoils."

If you withdraw into yourself, you run the risk of becoming egocentric. And stagnant water becomes putrid.

Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.

When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

Our prayer cannot be reduced to an hour on Sundays. It is important to have a daily relationship with the Lord.

You cannot be a conscious Christian without St. Paul. He translated the teachings of Christ into a doctrinal structure that, even with the additions of a vast number of thinkers, theologians and pastors, has resisted and still exists after two thousand years.

Soccer must play a socio-cultural role. We reach 1.6 billion people, thanks to the positive emotions that soccer triggers, FIFA is more influential than any country on Earth and any religion. We move masses. We want to use that to create more peace, justice and health in the world.