Street football is the greatest thing in the world. There is just you and your friends against the rest.
— Carlos Tevez
As a kid, I would never have imagined I would live in England for four years. I am very happy and contented that my daughter is growing up in a country as developed as this one.
I'm not exactly an example of how to learn English; I just can't get it into my head. I'm learning hardly anything, truth be told.
If things are not going well on the field, then it's up to me to lead by example.
Experiencing difficult things, even as a very young kid, means you grow up quickly. I think that enables everyone to choose their own path and not just accept the one others have taken before you, and I went my own way.
After spending eight years in Manchester, I received a very warm welcome to Turin. The people are very easy-going, in contrast to other parts of Italy such as Rome or Naples, where passions run much higher.
I want to go back to Manchester and win the City fans back.
I was, in my first season, second top scorer, which is something people forget.
I am just a normal person, and it is normal to have quality time with my family.
When I first joined Manchester City, I was not 100 per cent fit.
Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players, like players who learned football when they were kids. They're not good.
We didn't have football boots, and we used a broken tennis ball instead of a football. I didn't use a proper ball until I was 11.
I don't like to get involved in conflict.
Who wouldn't want to play for Real Madrid? Like Manchester, they are one of the best clubs in the world - and it would be a pleasure to play for them.
It did surprise me to be made captain. The obvious issue is my English. It's not that great, so communicating with players is not always easy. But I am thriving on the responsibility, both on and off the field.
You simply can't get inside the heads of other people and say to them, 'Look, I went through some rough times.' It's impossible to explain everything the streets taught me, and that was quite a lot.
In Argentina, I trained in the mornings, and I played a lot of golf.
I like Manchester, I love the fans. They are great with me, the club is great with me. But I'm not happy if I don't play, and all the time I don't play.
I would like to play for a club who I feel have true ambition.
Lionel Messi, I never saw him in the gym. I've never seen him train in the stops or do technical exercises.
There are three sportsmen: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Lionel Messi. They perform with excellence, like most of us could never dream of.
I grew up in a place where there weren't many opportunities if you didn't become a footballer.
You have to do your talking on the pitch. I don't talk much in England - mainly because of the language.
Sometimes in a game - even with the best will in the world - a striker can drift out for 10 minutes and then come back into it.
I did not transfer from United to City for the controversy.
When you have to play football, you do it in the knowledge that there's a lot riding on the match, be it money, your team-mates, or the feelings of the fans.
I love the English league. I think it's the best in the world, but I have a problem with Christmas and New Year's Day because you have to play.
Of course you can never say zero possibility or 100 per cent possibility in football, because you never know what will happen because football changes so rapidly.
Messi would never tell a coach who he has to play or not. I think he not only lacks the power to do that but also is not humanly capable of saying that.
I wish to play again for West Ham before I finish my career.
I have respect for all the clubs I used to play for.
