Ronaldinho Quotes

Some lads were dribblers, some lads just loved scoring goals, whereas I enjoyed and took pride in practicing my passing and that. That's how it was.

I just like to play, to pass the ball and dribble.

The game was different then, when I used to play. The ball ran more than the players and to some extent there was greater technical skill.

Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.

For me, soccer was a dance.

The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

Football is not about suffering. It's about enjoyment. Control the ball, be friendly with it, try to attack, try to score goals. Of course defending is part of it, but you can defend in a lot of ways.

I can win the ball. I can clear the ball.

When I play, I like to use my pace and to link up with my team-mates.

The sport of soccer in general is very combative. People don't realize it's very one-on-one a lot of times.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

Playing lovely football and making wonderful saves is not a challenge.

In Germany, my focus was mainly on dribbling.

I am not a magician of football.

I'm usually a No. 10, and the thing I most enjoy is helping my team-mates and creating goal-scoring chances for them.

You have to win on the ball.

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team.

Football is teamwork, unity, defence, assists, sacrifice.

You have to be smart as a football player.

I've always been a player on the move. It's not because I like running. I like getting the ball.

I am not a great artist like Maradona was with regards to on-the-field matters.

I am a central midfielder, and that's where I like to be.

In international football, you need pace and you need your players up top to create things out of nothing and run at people.

Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.