I come from a family where soccer has always been very present. My uncles, my father and my brother were all players.

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.

I'm Used To, Being Used, Not Abused.

A man will do astonishing things for a woman he is ardent about.

Your anatomy is a mystery that nobody bothers explaining to us. Even when we think we have mastered one woman's body, every body is different.

Boredom soon overcomes me when I am contemplating nature.

Character - not wealth, power, or position - is the supreme word.

The Devil writes down our sins - our Guardian Angel all our merits. Labor that the Guardian Angel's book may be full, and the Devil's empty.

You know, most girls sleep with a teddy bear or an extra pillow. But I gotta say, that's kinda hot.

I think the executives at the studios today realize that it's easier and safer to go the - to some known territory which is a remake of a successful film. It's less chancy than taking a fresh idea.

Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders.

A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.