I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can.

I will never again stand on the pitch as a professional player. But I won't stop playing the game.

The biggest lesson I've learned by living abroad for the last four years is the importance of communication.

We had only snacks last time, I think it was OK for a day time menu. But this time it will be late night when people gather so we should add some proper meals.

I notice that teams are now more interested in Japanese players than when I first went to Europe.

Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan.

The Concept of Gender Does Not Exist....All There Is, Is What Is

Little boats should keep near shore.

As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.

Marriage isn't a carnival ride.

Readers travel so fast they don't stop to decipher the meaning of obscure headlines.

Never try to be better than someone else. Learn from others, and try to be the best you can be. Success is the by-product of that preparation.

For me, I wanted to create something that's much more driven by a type of selfishness, a type of decadence.

You cannot throw words like heroism and sacrifice and nobility and honor away without abandoning the qualities they express.

They think that the cure to big government is to have bigger government... the only effective cure is to reduce the scope of government - get government out of the business.

When kids grow up wanting to be you, you matter.