Athlete

Money's a necessary evil, there to give you moments. It gives me things I couldn't have - nice things - but happiness? That's a not a question of money and fame. Quite the opposite.

I think Neymar is one of the few players who was touched by God when he was born, and He said, 'You will be thee player.'

To be a great champion, you have to believe that you are the best, and if you aren't, then you have to act as though you are.

Criticising is a weapon of the weak.

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

At other clubs I have been, at Juventus, at Barca, we had two 'ships': one for the domestic league and another for the Champions League.

Everything Neymar does turns into news. If he gets emotional, they criticise. If he colours his hair, they criticise.

A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It's players like him that make football have any sense.

Messi has a divine gift.

I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.

If you live your life by what others say, it stops being your life.

I think that my team is more important than me.

Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well... The rest of the competitors are watching. I think it's the most important match in a World Cup, along with the final.

What's football for? To win. And to win, you have to score more.

I would not play in Madrid. If I leave Barca, I would not go there. My Madrid train has passed.

I have flaws, but I'm honest.

From God, I have the strength and intelligence to have alternatives and can live even without football.

Yes, I love shoes and especially Jordans; they're always beautiful.

If you have a negative model, you do negative things. If you have a positive model, like Guardiola, who says positive things and tells you to compete on the pitch and to play football, it's much better.