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.

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

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.

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

Embracing weakness echoes resilience.

Most people are afraid of what will happen when they go outside the lines.

Our artillery... The Germans feared it almost more than anything we had.

I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

When it comes to stand-up, people feel this need to voice their objection through groaning or being offended. It's really irritating... I mean I love what I do, but that's the irritating side of it.

Part of standup is being loose and having a good time yourself and that translates to the audience.

Nor is he man enough to make a woman of you.

I think someone's sexual orientation is great fodder for gossip. But again, it's non-news to me or anyone who knows me.

There's a sort of romanticizing of the past. When you actually think about the past, you know it's a little different.