I'm very happy that major players are always giving their opinions about my life, my game. I am very thankful for that.

I believe the Champions League has all that magic because it gathers all the best European teams, and that gives you the feeling of trying to be the best. That's why the Champions League has this special kind of emotion.

My opinion is that protesting, there's no problem with it, as long as it is peaceful without violence, without vandalism.

Not only the attackers, but the defenders - it's on the attackers to prepare themselves to break through the strong defense.

I only want to be the best that I can be.

I was quite nervous in my first week at Barcelona, but after that, I was relaxed.

I am not the type of person who lets the pressure get to him. I try to see it as my friend. I align with it to calm me down.

I've always said I learned to defend myself from an opponent coming for a hard hit. Tricks are part of my repertoire; I use them to try to get past my opponents, but the objective is always to score goals.

You always knows what's best for you.

I'm Messi Football Club.

There weren't many options growing up, so I would wear whatever possible. I once saw a little boy wearing Jordan sneakers in a movie... and that made me dream.

It is difficult to take in that your idols are in the same place as you are.

Unfortunately, I never saw Pele play. What I know of him is through my grandfather, my dad's dad, who used to talk to me and tell me about how he played.

My father always told me I like the ball more than I like playing soccer: since I was a young kid, I was always skilled with it, dribbling furniture around the house. That's how I see football - fun and dynamic - and this goes beyond me; it's a characteristic of Brazilian football.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

I want to trace my own path by doing the things I have been doing, winning titles, reaching goals.

I don't want to surpass anyone. I don't want to be better than anyone else.

I never run away from the responsibility. I'm used to it.

In the Premier League, you never know who is going to win or who will be champions. It is always a surprise.

I just want to be better every day, to get better every day, not to be better than anyone else.

Not that I am saying I will never manage again. I want to spend more time with my family and, since we live in Cornwall, that rules out most long-term options.

However successful someone is in their field of business, and however well-meaning and hard-working, it is difficult to come into football and immediately work out how the industry works, who to trust, what to do. That is the sort of role I think I can fill.

After more than 30 years in the dugout I have come to realise there is a need at many clubs for someone who can act as a link between managers and owners.

As for myself, you never know what is round the corner in football.