ROBINHO

I have always wanted to play at clubs like Barcelona. It's a great club. Any player would be happy for them to show an interest.

Italy was the hardest league to score goals in. Those guys just love defending.

Rio Ferdinand is the hardest opponent I have faced - strong and quick. He didn't kick you. He was so classy. I could do all my step-overs, but he would watch the ball and tackle so immaculately. He only got the ball.

In football, you know anything can happen and that everything can change from minute to minute.

The national team has always been a priority for me.

I always get lucky against Chile.

I played in England for a year and a half, and I know how English teams play - very well.

I am footballer, not a public relations person.

Manchester is a sensational venue for football but an awful place to live... the winter, the cold and the dark nights. It's very hard for a young Brazilian.

Sometimes I am questioned why I play better for the national squad than at Manchester City. I am the same at both places, but City is one team, and the Brazil national squad is another.

I get depressed when things are not right.

I came to Manchester City because I see them growing and getting bigger. Can they be as big as Real Madrid? Yes, I hope so.

I want to win the Scudetto.

Barcelona are a great club, and Brazilians have always done well there.

The language of football is universal. You don't need to speak the local lingo in order to be able to communicate with a ball.

People expect that you will play well and score a lot of goals, but it is not always possible.

It's no good if you are at a so-called best team, but you sit on a bench.

I've played three seasons at Real Madrid; I've given my all. I've scored goals, I've won two leagues, and that's not easy.

In every dressing room in the world, players say things to each other after a defeat, and then it gets forgotten.

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

For me, you can only be content when you're champions. You can only be content with winning away.

I feel happy here and want to stay in Milan for ten seasons and then retire at the age of 36.

I think speaking English is beautiful.

I play for the love of football, not for the money.

Since I've been in Manchester, people recognise me all the time in the city. And they have been very kind to me.