“I really loved football from a young age. And my only thought, my only objective in life, was to be a professional footballer.”

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it’s a plus for the team.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in the persons determination.

For me, playing simply is dribbling. For me, playing one or two touches is harder. Playing simply is the most difficult thing.

My dad was a very strong man, very stubborn as well.

With determination, you can achieve anything. Put your mind to being the best you can be and everything is possible.

I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don’t like to be second or third: they’re the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you’re on the way, but you want to finish first.

We are the ones who can make a change.

My family always helped me. I had people around me who always pushed me to be the best: my dad, my mum. My dad used to play and coach as well. But I wasn’t born with shiny things.

I came back to Carrington, and it was like I just came back home.

I like to try new looks and new haircuts. It’s part of who I am.

I grew up in a flat with my brothers and my cousins. My brothers were in the same bed.

Let’s keep our world safe and free from violence.

If you want to speak about scoring goals, you should judge every midfielder the same way.

Great times and good experiences!

That’s why we love football: it’s not about the money or about the hairstyle or the dancing. We want to see beautiful goals, great tackles, fair play, and all this stuff.

I’m sure Mourinho will make me a better player and a better person.

Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever.

I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a character mostly in his 30s and 40s.

On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.

They say I’m old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!

Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.

I don’t believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.

The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.