Let's say that the teams I played in were all excellent. I played with many, many great players and incredible teams.

I think that you cannot have everything in life, and sometimes you just - destiny wants you to take another path.

Humanitarian work is something I've felt from very young, and I'm going to do that for sure.

But I think we have to enjoy the moment, because when it stops, it stops. And I think that as long as I'm fit, I need to be on the pitch, running.

When we're playing, I really shape my body to receive the ball - even before it gets to me.

Once you stop wanting to improve, you start to slide. And if you want to keep winning, if you want to stay at the top, that's not something you can afford to do.

For me, winning isn't just about lifting the cup, the trophy - it's about giving your maximum, on and off the pitch.

If a guy has five good games and then starts to go out, drink, sleep late, live the wrong kind of lifestyle, then his performances will always suffer.

I have been fortunate to work with many great coaches and also in different countries, and I have taken a bit from all of them - Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian football.

The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.

Real Madrid has a lot of high expectations, not only in terms of results but also with nice football and a lot of goals.

You have to want to improve all the time.

I began training the young players at Nova Iguacu and at Boavista, and I enjoyed it. I had always wanted to be a coach, and this accelerated the process.

I'm going to stop playing football after 22 years.

The best players want to play for the best clubs in Europe and appear in top competitions like the Champions League.

Coaching is not easy.

I like to take on challenges.

As a player, I've always been interested in understanding the coaches' minds, in seeing how they made a group function.

Many times, my role was to work as a link between the coaches and the players; it was to be a leader. That was something natural for me.

Unfortunately, the life of a player is not forever.

Having the opportunity to join the FOX family as a soccer analyst in their Moscow studio for what will be my third World Cup is amazing.

It has been an honour to defend the colours of a historic club like Deportivo.

Madrid is a club with very high demands.

If you are lucky, you go to a team like Porto to mature. And if things don't go well for you, others take your place.

Everyone dreams of playing for Madrid, but we all know that it can be life or death.

I had a great time with Botafogo, and I am sure they will acquit themselves very well in the Libertadores.

Football is part of my life, but it is not all of my life.

I wish I could hug all the fans one by one.

My last game, scoring a goal, was incredible.

I am very satisfied with what I've done in my career and with what I managed to do with Botafogo.

I have spent half of my career at Milan.

To make a difference within the football environment means to make a difference in the world.

My humbleness and the work I do each day speak for me.

You cannot leave the pressure and responsibility on young people in general. Young people must enter a safe and protected environment to be able to pass and fail so, little by little, they can adapt.

If a club has the cups it has, you have to think that Real Madrid is always capable of reaching the final and winning it.

What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.

You can not always think about winning everything and forever.

When you play against Barcelona and other great teams in the world, you can lose. It happens.

When I make criticism, it's constructive. It's not right only to focus on the negatives.

When the results start to come your way, the confidence rises, and we start to play better.

I think about Milan from morning to night, and there is certainly no lack of effort and desire on my part.

All the games we play are worth the same because we can aim to get points in the league. Milan wants to fight until the end in the league and wants to compete with everyone until the last match day.

I was born a trequartista, and have adapted myself to playing in other roles.

The DNA of AC Milan is something I have inside me.

Coming back to AC Milan was like I'd never been away, actually: you know everybody; everybody knows you.

I have the quality and the experience and can give that little bit extra to the squad.

There is no racism in Italy.

Bolatelli is an exciting player, but his stupid attitude sometimes attracts attention from the crowd - nothing more, nothing less.

I believe in a European League. I would like to see more quality in the game, and fewer games mean more quality.

People don't come to the stadiums for every match because if there is a game every three days, it is difficult. You need to make games more exclusive and make them more special.