Coaching is not easy.
— Clarence Seedorf
I'm going to stop playing football after 22 years.
Real Madrid has a lot of high expectations, not only in terms of results but also with nice football and a lot of goals.
I have been fortunate to work with many great coaches and also in different countries, and I have taken a bit from all of them - Dutch, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian football.
Once you stop wanting to improve, you start to slide. And if you want to keep winning, if you want to stay at the top, that's not something you can afford to do.
Humanitarian work is something I've felt from very young, and I'm going to do that for sure.
I'm on a mission partly to make a difference in the world for the better, starting with the kids. They are the future.
Football is not just what you do on the field.
Football can help carve a more diverse world.
Players must understand that if they go after more lucrative contracts, then they forfeit their chances of playing in the national team.
I am a winner - and I like to win - but I cannot think that, if I lose, I did not do a good job, because there are other external factors involved.
I think that there's still a lot of prejudice going on. I don't really think it's only an issue of football. I think football is a mirror of society.
Every time you win a cup, it's special, but it's a dream come true when it happens at a club where you started in the youth set-up, surrounded by friends who formed an incredible generation of players.
If I was happy with three trophies, then suddenly I had to have four. If I was happy with four, then I had to have five.
Managers lose more than they win until they get to the big 10 clubs; then, they start winning a bit more than they lose.
If you're a talented player, and you're 20 years old, you should be playing in the UEFA Champions League or in the elite European teams like AC Milan, Juventus, or Chelsea.
I began training the young players at Nova Iguacu and at Boavista, and I enjoyed it. I had always wanted to be a coach, and this accelerated the process.
Every player can still grow - there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.
If a guy has five good games and then starts to go out, drink, sleep late, live the wrong kind of lifestyle, then his performances will always suffer.
When we're playing, I really shape my body to receive the ball - even before it gets to me.
I think that you cannot have everything in life, and sometimes you just - destiny wants you to take another path.
Players don't trust most of the people around them.
We need to educate young people, give them the possibility to understand that the diversity is positive, to feel and experience it, so that they can then join forces in promoting more diverse world.
Every player needs to be happy and proud to play for Cameroon.
Good, young players don't compete in China or in Asia.
Unfortunately, results are the only thing that some people look at, but there is more to defining success than just stats.
Winning the Champions League is a very particular feeling, but it's really the journey that makes it special.
Who does not talk cannot be judged. Who does not shoot the penalty cannot miss.
When you have ambition, then it's never enough to win.
What I strive for is that everywhere I go, I leave a positive impact.
The best players want to play for the best clubs in Europe and appear in top competitions like the Champions League.
You have to want to improve all the time.
The most important thing for me is to value the players and try to improve them individually in order to improve the team.
For me, winning isn't just about lifting the cup, the trophy - it's about giving your maximum, on and off the pitch.
But I think we have to enjoy the moment, because when it stops, it stops. And I think that as long as I'm fit, I need to be on the pitch, running.
Let's say that the teams I played in were all excellent. I played with many, many great players and incredible teams.
I am aware of my own position and my responsibilities to youngsters watching us. You are a role model.
Companies and football teams have become successful precisely because of how diverse they are.
We try to bring in the best players for Cameroon: not just best in terms of talent but those who are motivated and who know what it means to play for this nation.
Of course African teams are underachieving when you think of what their potential is.
When I went to AC Milan, they were four points away from the relegation zone, and by the end of the season, we were just one goal away from being in the Europa League.
I played over 130 matches, including four finals, so there have been many great moments.
I think I'm outspoken, but I think people respect me for that.
There's no guarantee of winning, even if you are the best players and the best team.
Who doesn't want to work in the Premier League?
