"I've been going through a lot. I've been going through a lot of pain. But I'm still alive. And I'm going to keep fighting."

"I feel like I'm 15 years old again, but with the experience of a 50-year-old."

"There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen, me or Pele. Everyone would say me."

"God gave me the ability to play football. The devil gave me the ability to play with my hand."

"I was born in a poor neighborhood, and I will die in a poor neighborhood. I will never forget where I came from."