It's not easy to say no to a club like Barcelona. They are European champions, they're in a lovely city, and I like Spain a lot.

I know what I'm worth, and I don't feel I should be talked about as currency for someone else.

I always get lucky against Chile.

Milan, I was surrounded by great players; it wasn't the same at City.

It is a big challenge for me to come to the Chinese Super League.

I have always wanted to play at clubs like Barcelona. It's a great club. Any player would be happy for them to show an interest.

I've learnt that being second is worthless.

I had one-and-a-half years of joy in Manchester, despite the city being a lot colder than Madrid!

The Premier League is one of the best in the world, without a doubt. The stadiums are always full, and the atmosphere is incredible, but not every footballer is able to play in England. The character can be difficult for a foreigner.

I think speaking English is beautiful.

When a Brazilian player comes to England and is successful, he ends up opening doors to other players.

Kaka is fantastic and has so much ability. He is strong, intelligent, and fast.

I had a wonderful time in Spain. I had the pleasure of being a league champion twice in a row and playing for a big club like Real Madrid, which gave me a higher profile.

In Spain, they go to the stadium and treat it like going to the theatre. In England, they go to support their team, to scream and shout, and do everything they can. I love that.

In Brazil, the coach respects the player's characteristics. In Europe, they are used to playing with two lines of four players, and they don't want to know what you can do. There, if you are a forward, the coach sends you on to the pitch just to run. You have to run, and that's it.

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

Unfortunately, my departure from Madrid was not pleasant, but those things are in the past, and I have learned a lot and matured.

When you build a house, you have to start from the floor. You have to start from the bottom, the defence, and then you fix the attack.

I owe a lot to playing on the street. And what was even better than playing on the street was playing football with my friends in the local graveyard. It was fantastic. We forgot what the time was and didn't even go home for our meals.

I want to be champion.

I was a young player at Real, but working with players like Zidane and Beckham every day taught me such a lot: how you win and lose as a team and how you must respect your team-mates.

I would love to win the Champions League.

People wonder why I smile a lot. It is because I am doing what I love best: to play football for people who love me. It makes me happy.

When I signed for Real Madrid, it was like a dream.

I get depressed when things are not right.

I have to look for my happiness, and that is being out on the pitch, playing well, and scoring goals. That makes me happy.

If you ask my one regret, it is that I could not bring those City fans a trophy. That's the only thing that leaves me a little sad.

I play for the love of football, not for the money.

There was an image of me as a party guy. And yes, I liked to party.

Barcelona are a great club, and Brazilians have always done well there.

I truly dedicate myself to my club.

I feel really sorry for the way I left Madrid, but the fans don't always understand what happens in these cases.

Deco is a very skillful player. He thinks very fast on the pitch.

It is an honour that a coach like Guardiola speaks highly of me, for him to rate me as highly as I have read that he does. I genuinely appreciate it - from the bottom of my heart.

I want to stay at Real Madrid for a long time.

In football, you know anything can happen and that everything can change from minute to minute.

When you leave Real Madrid - a famous club worldwide - it's normal to get criticism.

I play football like I dance.

I do think I fulfilled my potential.

For me, you can only be content when you're champions. You can only be content with winning away.

Italy was the hardest league to score goals in. Those guys just love defending.

It's no good if you are at a so-called best team, but you sit on a bench.