"Football is the only sport where you can play with your hands and feet."

"There is no dictatorship in Brazil. Brazil is a liberal country, a land of happiness. We are a free people. Our leaders know what is best for [us], and govern [us] in a spirit of toleration and patrio…"

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Football is my life. It is everything to me."

"I have to pay so much, it was good. But it was a big responsibility because I am a human being and everybody can make a mistake, you know."