Bobby Robson Quotes

I was growing up watching Rooney as an England legend and as one of the top players in England in my lifetime.

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

I want to be an Arsenal legend.

I know one thing - Neymar is a star.

Like every Brazilian child, I always wanted to be a footballer.

I'm a fan of how Zinedine Zidane ended his career, right after a World Cup.

I'm conscious of the fact that I'm sort of a bridging figure. I have my Chinese literary heritage and cultural background, so I'm comfortable with these things, but at the same time, I have to navigate the Anglo-American tradition, which has a self-centred view of what Asia and what being Chinese means.

Ronaldo, the Brazilian one - incredible player. I met him once. I was in Ibiza on holiday and quite by chance ran into him in a club. He's the only man I'd go up to and ask for a picture. And I did.

My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.

I think Americans are really patriotic people, so patriotism is something they can understand. I'm very patriotic about Brazil, my country, and that includes my language.

Dani Alves is amazing.

Who doesn't want play with Thierry Henry?

I will go to Rio to support Brazil even if I'm not in the squad.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of wearing the Selecao shirt in a World Cup.

Rooney is one of the best forwards in the world, if not the best.

Ronaldinho is very happy at Barcelona.

Bale is one of the best in the world.

I dreamed of being like Kaka, and Brazil was the home of that creative style, which the Brazilians call ginga.

I am not White Pele. I am simply Zico.

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

My name's Mohamed, a lot of people know I'm Muslim, but I'm here because of my football talents, not because I'm Muslim.

If you ask me who I would have liked to play with, I would say that with Messi.

They called me Little Milla. He was one of the best in the world, not just in Africa. A lot of us think he did not win the best player in the world award just because he was African. It was an honour to have the name - he was an inspiration.

I know I'm not a Lionel Messi or a Cristiano Ronaldo.

I don't think I'll ever be another Steven Gerrard, to be honest!