“When I was smaller, I always looked up to Zidane, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.”

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.

I will not be touched if someone says, ‘I do not love you.’ You have the right. You do not have to love me.

Enjoy every moments in life.

I want to work, to be a great, to win everything.

Choose kindness over aggression.

Fashion has always been as big a part of my life as football has.

I just want to play, whether it’s on the right or the left. I give 100 per cent all the time.

There are so many things in life that make you sad, you have to be happy.

I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. When I was younger, I didn’t see my family. I’d go and train all the time, not seeing friends, leaving the country, and stuff like that.

If I play a bad game, I know I played a bad game. If I play a good game, I know I played a good game. So I don’t need anyone to tell me if I did good or bad – because I know it.

Give up? I don’t know what that means.

I play football; I do what I like.

Sometimes football can be cruel; cruel and also beautiful.

When I say I want to become a legend, some people say it’s pretentious. For me, it’s a challenge. My desire, a dream. I’m not saying I’ll get there, but it’s what I want.

Discrimination is the biggest problem in football today. We need to stop it.

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you’re doing so.

Men show no mercy and expect no mercy, when honor calls, or when they fight for their idols or their gods.

The whole deal is when you walk onstage, you’re up there bigger than life. People idolize you.

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

Eugene V. Debs has always been one of my heroes.

I have always loved Ben Folds, he’s like an idol of mine, a hero of mine.

There’s so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don’t achieve that in boxing, you’re nothing.

Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.