Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

No matter who you are it's the simple things in life that lead you to believe that you can achieve anything.

God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.

I learned all about life with a ball at my feet

Our confidence comes from our preparation.

Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.

I am ugly but what I do have is charm.

It is not just about the money, it is about what you achieve on the pitch.

I have the chance to do for a living what I like the most in life, and that's playing football. I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same time.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.

No other love no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one's heart better than unconditional self-love.

If I hadn't trained Lula Ann properly she wouldn't have known to always cross the street and avoid white boys.

Meaningful eye contact has the power to transcend time and space to connect us with others and can be one of the most gracious and important ways to demonstrate attention and respect.

After love, book collecting is the most exhilarating sport of all.

Occupation was one of the pleasures of paradise, and we cannot be happy without it.

My dying planet needs to see what the body of Christ looks like.

When it comes to football I think it's vital you always enjoy playing.

The voice of reason is inaudible to irrational people.

I want to separate sin from crime. You may have to ask forgiveness for your sins from God, but not from the Minister of Justice. There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.

Is Chris Rock still gonna host the Oscars after this blatant racism?? Is everyone still gonna show up??