"I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint."

"I always had a philosophy: that one day I would be part of a team that would be world champions."

"I am a very emotional person."

"I always wanted to be like my father. He was a great football player."

"If I were to say now that I had never been aware of it, that would be a lie. There was a lot we never got to find out, but there were many stories too."