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For me, the 1982 Brazil squad was the best, although we could not win the World Cup.

Rivaldo was fundamental for me accepting the challenge in Bunyodkor.

Ozil is a great player. He's the brain of the German national team.

My only dream was to wear the number ten shirt of Flamengo. Since then I have just taken things as they have come to me.

Honestly speaking, I was not really interested in a managerial job when my playing career ended.

I was born close to soccer, and I've been living and working in soccer since I was small.

Tactically, technically, physically, mentally he was the best. A lot of things that I learnt was from Pele's sticker albums: how to head, how to shoot the ball. It was like a step-by-step guide. I learnt from Pele as a kid.

When I can, I always like coming to Italy to have some nice wine.

I don't think Pele was the ultimate hero for our generation, he is the ultimate hero of every generation of Brazilians.

Sometimes a team plays very well but doesn't manage to score, while another team comes and scores. But then, that's how football is.

Profit and fame will not develop Indian football. Professionals, technique development, legacy specialists, and experts in football business, will develop India as football country.

An athlete needs to maintain a proper diet.

In life we always have to learn something, I learn everything daily.

I am a Brazilian and only support our team.

I've learned that showing your emotions can work against you and that you need to have a business-like attitude to observe things with a cool head.

Football is a collective game, not an individual game.

Football never surpises me.

Everything Maradona did, he did with a guy hanging on his neck during 90 minutes.

Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats.

I remember winning the Asian Cup in 2004 in China, coming through so much adversity including a final against the hosts. We won 3-1 and it was a wonderful competition, which we won by playing great football.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which I would mirror myself. Players of this level, play for the team. Players that are the best because they prepared themselves to bet You don't see these players going out, on social media, skipping training to be in parties.

If you want to try new challenges you have to adapt.

I've always seen football as a game. You lose or win.

Sometimes you decide games, but you can't decide a competition. So, Messi's merit is not undone because he hasn't won a World Cup.

I don't know why everyone refers to me as White Pele. I don't like it.