"When you are young, you do a lot of stupid things."

"I never thought I would be a legend."

"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.'"

"When I went to Holland, they said (Johan) Cruyff was the new Pele. In England, they said it was George Best. In Argentina, they said (Diego) Maradona was the new Pele. And in Germany, they said it was…"

"Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?"