Without the ball, you can't win.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.

It is better to fail with your own vision than to fail with another man's vision.

Players that aren't true leaders but try to be, always bash other players after a mistake. True leaders on the pitch already assume others will make mistakes.

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.

There’s only one moment in which you can arrive in time. If you’re not there, you’re either too early or too late.

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

I'm ex-player, ex-technical director, ex-coach, ex-manager, ex-honorary president. A nice list that once again shows that everything comes to an end.

The difference between right and wrong is often not more than five metres.

Why couldn't you beat a richer club? I've never seen a bag of money score a goal.

At times, look back towards your ancient days, drink deep from the eternal fountain of wisdom long gone, and then look ahead.

Leadership is influence

Poetry looking in the mirror sees art, and art looking in a mirror sings poetry.

If I were born a woman, my clothes would be for any man with rough hands to tear down and my body to be made love to by any heart lost enough to love

That which you manifest is before you

In writing songs, I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie.

I have zero desire to be in the limelight.

When you're doing stand-up, you can comment if something fails, get a laugh from that.

I think there is a great tendency toward autobiography among women today. It is perhaps facile - and I say that even though I have written one myself.

Now I've got the world swingin' from my nuts And damn it feels good to be a gangsta!