"How can you make a comparison between a guy who heads the ball well, shoots with the left, shoots with the right and another who only shoots with one leg, only has one skill and doesn't head the ball …"

"I never thought I would be famous."

"The most beautiful thing about football is that it unites people."

"When I went to Holland, they said (Johan) Cruyff was the new Pele. In England, they said it was George Best. In Argentina, they said (Diego) Maradona was the new Pele. And in Germany, they said it was…"

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