Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

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

Jose Mourinho is a great coach. I would really like to work with him, and I once came close. He knows what weapons to use against teams, and he has won everything.

If you lose a title, perhaps it's because your rivals are better than you are. But to be demoted from the top flight is really heartbreaking.

I don't understand why everyone fights for power, money, fame.

Everyone wants, wants, wants... and when they have, they feel desperate.

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

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.

When you want to win, you are doomed to suffer conflicts.

Messi is much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.

I think that my team is more important than me.

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.

Having my friends close to me is always a pleasure, a great honour.

I have had disagreements with journalists, but they annoy me so much when they don't talk about football.

I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.

People are marked down for their age - once you get past 30, people look at you a bit funny. When you get to 35, the questions are all, 'When are you going to stop?' Calm down!

It's the old story: do you want a normal car, or something top of the range? That is how I am - the older I am, the more expensive I am!

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

Players earn their wages, their livelihoods, and their right to compete to win things out on the pitch and not off it.

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

I enjoy gastronomy, music, and fashion, so I'll end up involved in one of those three areas - or all three! They're things I have a passion for, and I only do what I'm passionate about.

People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true.

I love football, adore it.

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

The fear of losing makes you better because it stops you cruising.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.

I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve, I have Paulo Dybala. Genius follows me everywhere, I swear.

Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.

English football is a type of football which excites me a lot.

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

If you do the same as all the rest, you're the same as all the rest: I don't want to be just another player.

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

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

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.

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

Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!

I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting to England.

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

I love English football. I love the way people live it so intensely.

I watch loads of football; whenever I am not playing, I am at home watching matches, including the English league.

When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.

A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.

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.'

I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.

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.

In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.

I always have the desire for a new challenge.

I always say that in life, you should embrace those who want to embrace you.