“I always want to give my 100 percent on the field.”

Some fans keep booing and whistling at me because I’m handsome, rich and a great player. They envy me.

Turn any obstacle into an opportunity.

Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, dreams are things which do not let you sleep.

Good nutrition is at the core of my success.

I still learn, but I think it’s the best thing in life to have a kid.

Patience and persistence are two characteristics that differentiate the professional from the amateur.

I’ve never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best.

I’m living a dream I never want to wake up from.

My aim is to go down in history as one of the best.

I prefer other people to make judgments about the way I play and to characterize me, rather me describe myself.

To me, being the best means proving it in different countries and championships.

I have practically no private life. I’m already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.

Sometimes you fall, other times you waterfall

The great thing about him, is that he will not quit.

I know who likes football likes me.

I’m always trying to be the best, on and off the pitch, is also very important.

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.

When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn’t make the NHL. Now it’s kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can’t be a good coach because I was a great athlete.

As athletes, we think we’re heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.

No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.

I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don’t think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.

As an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.

I think you can just go out and try to be the best you can be, deal with people with respect, with honesty, with integrity, have a high moral standard. I’ve always really tried to exemplify that as an athlete. I’ll continue to try to do that.

I don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.