"The ball is my best friend."

"If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world."

"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.'"

"Football is the only life I know."

"I was so proud because my father -- he gave me Edison because of Thomas Edison. I was so proud because Edison was a very important engineer -- the light."