In every match, there are difficult decisions; sometimes they go in your favour and sometimes against. You need to be able to accept them.

It's going to be a pleasure to coach Cristiano Ronaldo. Certainly, he's one of the top players in the world next to Lionel Messi, and I'm looking forward to the privilege of coaching such a fantastic player.

Ronaldo is a great professional. He truly cares about details. That's why he is always fit.

In my view, technology should only be used on objective situations - offside, in or out of the box, over the line or not - but when it comes to subjective situations, people are never going to agree. That's sport.

You have to focus more in Serie A, because in the Champions League, focusing happens automatically, as there are not as many matches, and they are all tough.

Man-marking Messi is almost impossible.

There are many good players, in Italy and abroad.

The Champions League mustn't be experienced like an obsession because, when you have an obsession, you never win!

CR7 is a model to all footballers.

Ronaldinho and Robinho are two totally different players.

We cannot expect to win every match 3-0, as opponents won't just lie down and let us dominate.

We must play for everything until the end.

When you change 10 out of 22 outfield players, you need time and hard work.

Ronaldo plus Juventus does not guarantee the Champions League. There are so many components in football.

The strength of the club is fundamental to the successes of Juventus.

Sir Alex Ferguson already has his place in the history books; he is definitely one of the best coaches ever.

I'm not scared of big stadiums. There are other risks in my profession, and I love taking risks.

I see things differently: you need to take risks in life.

I'm sorry for Italian football; there's no desire to improve Italian football.

It is normal that when results are better, self-esteem grows, and improving things becomes more easier.

In football, everyone can make mistakes.

Mandzukic has scored everywhere he has played. He has a lot of personality and plays at international level.

Playing in Milan is never easy because the San Siro always commands great performances.

God found me when I was at my lowest point. That was the first time in my life when I really felt like I understood who Jesus was - it was more than just knowing about Him: I felt like He met me in that time and place.

When I set out to write, I want to write something that will rip your heart out and connect with you. Great songs connect beyond genre and style.

My songs have a layer of melancholy.

I was an English major, and I always wrote poems.

I grew up in Oregon, so there was always a lot of that folksy, Bob Marley stuff. There was a mural of Bob Marley on a wall at my high school.

I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.

When I started forming my own taste, there was a period in high school when I listened to only rap and hip-hop, like A Tribe Called Quest.

I never wanted to be on an exclusively Christian label.

I'm really influenced by '90s hip hop. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul were my heroes growing up.

I thought my second record was good, but it didn't have that smash hit we did on the first one that somehow found its way onto tons of formats of radio stations.

There's this song called 'Brad Chester,' which is like the depths of my family. It comes from a very personal place.

I had the lyric 'Chip Don't Go' and a few words, and my wife came in and said that it sounded like a good song. I thought I'd finish writing it up and posting it to YouTube. I didn't realize it was going to take off like it did.

I don't think, to be a traveler, you have to reject setting roots up.

It's silly to throw things out or label things. You know, is U2 a Christian band, or was Johnny Cash a Christian country singer? I don't know, but they're pretty open about their faith.

I didn't start writing music until I was a sophomore in college. I would steal my roommate's guitar and sit on the front porch and kind of blend this weird spoken word and these little melodies over simple chords; that really started my whole journey as a musician.

All of my acoustic playing came from my songwriting. All of the chords I've learned and all of the voicings I play them in are a direct result of composing.

I do know great books help shape who I am and how I look at life.

There's something incredibly vulnerable about middle school for me. We're really impressionable during that period. The cement's still wet, so to speak, and a lot of things later in life are born during that season.

I love to play the songs that got me to where I am. I like to take a little bit from all of my records and mix it up.

The problem in this country is people gravitate toward one genre, and that's what they embrace. I don't understand that. If you hit me with Bell Biv Devoe meets country, well, I like the sound of that concept.

I enjoy changing; I think it's more fun to try something different than to just do what you did last time. As an artist, you just want to keep creating, keep finding a place that really inspires you that feels fresh and new, and keep it exciting.

I'm painfully a realist but ruthlessly an optimist. I think maybe it's because of my faith - I've always got the hope that there is something out there to make it all worthwhile.

For my father, he didn't know what 'Grey's Anatomy' was. He didn't know who John Mayer was. But when I showed up on the 'Law & Order' TNT promo spot, he thought, 'Wow, my son has made it.'

Choosing an acoustic guitar for a live setting can be different from picking out one for recording. One doesn't always work for the other. The sonic properties can be vastly different.

I don't know how much I'm connected to the hip-hop scene, but I definitely lend from that urgency.

I've had moments in my career when I've made more money and had more success than at other times, but I've realized being happy has very little to do with any of that.

When I barely got into college, the one thing I could do was write, so I became an English major.