Philippe Coutinho Quotes

Ronaldinho is the best. I just like the joy and the love he has when he plays, it just shines for everyone else to see. He always does something nobody expects him to do. I think that's really cool, that creativity you don't find anywhere else.

Neymar will never fail to have technique and creativity.

Since I was a child, I watched tapes of Baggio, Zico, and Maradona, and then I tried to replicate them just playing on my own against the wall. Certainly it's talent, but you have to cultivate that talent.

I really like Ronaldinho. He is the player I have watched the most and tried to copy the most, but I am still learning.

Players like Neymar are great for football.

Iniesta teaches you something in every match.

Ronaldinho was a big influence on me, watching him on YouTube, he used to do things that other people didn't really used to do.

At Barcelona, I was exposed to talent. You had Ronaldinho, who was a marvel to watch. Deco is skilful and talented. Then there are players like Xavi, a good and hardworking man who gave his all. Iniesta is another. Then the name of Messi will come up in that list.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

Talent grips us. We are overtaken by the beauty of Michelangelo's sculpture, riveted by Mariah Carey's angelic voice, doubled over in laughter by the comedy of Robin Williams, and captivated by the on screen performances of Denzel Washington.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

What I like about it is the creativity. When I watch good soccer players - the way they have to make a play out of nothing.

I like people like Robert De Niro and Anthony Hopkins. And Gianfranco Zola, who played for Chelsea and Italy. He's an artist with his feet.

Working with the cast of 'Glee' was inspiring. To be around a group of kids who work so hard and love what they do is so refreshing.

I wrote music. I was in a hardcore band when I was 14, and I wasn't good enough to play anyone else's songs, so I had to write my own.

Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

No one can act like Bachchan saab or bat like Virender Sehwag.

There are many talented midfielders but not the kind of playmaker I am.

When Messi plays the ball, everybody expects many things from him. Sometimes it's too much because we have to let Messi breathe a bit.

For Zlatan to play the way we love him to play, he has to be Zlatan.

Playing with Neymar is something extraordinary.

We are just lucky to be able to watch Ronaldo and Messi at their best.

Suarez and Neymar play the way they play because of him. They are great players but they are made greater by Messi.

Growing up, I loved Messi. I love how he dribbles, how he plays the game, it just makes it look so easy and it makes it look so fun.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.