"I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know."

"Football is the only life I know."

"Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins."

"Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors wins."

"I have scored more than 1,000 goals, and I have won three World Cups. But the most important thing is that I have given joy to the people."