"I am a simple man. I like to play football."

"Happy birthday to Sir Elton John. I went to watch him live once. He pointed me out and I had to leave before the crowds got too big!"

"God gave me the gift to play football, and I am grateful for it."

"I used to tease the other kids because I played better than them. Then my father said, 'Come here. Don't do this with the kids, because God gave you the gift to play football. You didn't do anything. …"

"No. Reporters at press conferences would always ask me about that, and I would tell them, 'Listen, I don't need to be captain. If we have another player as captain, then there are two leaders in the g…"