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

I get depressed when things are not right.

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

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.

I would love to win the Champions League.

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 want to be champion.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

I think speaking English is beautiful.

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

I've learnt that being second is worthless.

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.

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

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