"How can you make a comparison between a guy who heads the ball well, shoots with the left, shoots with the right and another who only shoots with one leg, only has one skill and doesn't head the ball …"

"People always ask me: 'When is the new Pele going to be born?' Never. My father and mother have closed the factory."

"I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ac…"

"I was with all the kids and I said, 'Why are you crying?' My father said, 'Brazil lost the World Cup.' Then I made a joke and told him, 'Don't cry, I'm going to win a World Cup for you.'"

"I am a Brazilian. I am a Catholic. I am a football player."