The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.

But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

I let people say and write what they want.

As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.

Losing is not in my vocabulary.

We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here.

The club [Real Madrid] has a fantastic set-up with marvellous people. The atmosphere at training is perfect - it's just wonderful

Every day I work my guts out in training, every match I play my heart out.

I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.

The blind man is laughing at the bald head.

Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.

You can either go to the gym because you want to lose weight, or you can go to the gym because you like how it makes you feel when you're running.

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.

At a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say right on motherfuckers!

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I love.

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.

Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes no position will not sway the human intellect.

I don't want to preach, and I don't want to tell people what to do.