To be the key player in creating and scoring goals, that's what I take pride in, and the thing I know how to do best.

Ive known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

Its not like you make a decision and everything inside you is 100 percent happy.

When it's game situation, when it's game day, game time, when it's World Cup, when it's these tournaments that happen once every so often, I live for that, I live for that challenge.

I couldnt change who I am; I couldnt change the kind of player I am.

Coaches give you too much information. Ive been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.

Soccer's not a game that you can restrict players, especially creative players and players who have proven themselves at that level.