When I signed for Barca, I knew their playing style was suited to my game.
— Dani Alves
I always have the desire for a new challenge.
I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.
When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.
I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.
Yes, I love shoes and especially Jordans; they're always beautiful.
If you live your life by what others say, it stops being your life.
What's football for? To win. And to win, you have to score more.
I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve, I have Paulo Dybala. Genius follows me everywhere, I swear.
Before I went to Juventus, I made a final promise to the board at Barcelona. I said, 'You're going to miss me.' I didn't mean as a player. Barca have plenty of incredible players. What I meant was that they were going to miss my spirit.
I love football, adore it.
In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.
It's the old story: do you want a normal car, or something top of the range? That is how I am - the older I am, the more expensive I am!
I have had disagreements with journalists, but they annoy me so much when they don't talk about football.
I think that my team is more important than me.
Messi is much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well... The rest of the competitors are watching. I think it's the most important match in a World Cup, along with the final.
Leo Messi is a little football God. I love playing alongside him. We understand each other without needing to talk.
In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.
I think Neymar is one of the few players who was touched by God when he was born, and He said, 'You will be thee player.'
I watch loads of football; whenever I am not playing, I am at home watching matches, including the English league.
I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting to England.
I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.
I like happiness, and when people try to destroy that, it winds me up.
English football is a type of football which excites me a lot.
When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.
The fear of losing makes you better because it stops you cruising.
People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true.
Players earn their wages, their livelihoods, and their right to compete to win things out on the pitch and not off it.
People are marked down for their age - once you get past 30, people look at you a bit funny. When you get to 35, the questions are all, 'When are you going to stop?' Calm down!
Having my friends close to me is always a pleasure, a great honour.
Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.
When you want to win, you are doomed to suffer conflicts.
From God, I have the strength and intelligence to have alternatives and can live even without football.
I always say that in life, you should embrace those who want to embrace you.
If you have a negative model, you do negative things. If you have a positive model, like Guardiola, who says positive things and tells you to compete on the pitch and to play football, it's much better.
A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.
I love English football. I love the way people live it so intensely.
Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!
I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.
If you do the same as all the rest, you're the same as all the rest: I don't want to be just another player.
Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.
Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.
People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.
I enjoy gastronomy, music, and fashion, so I'll end up involved in one of those three areas - or all three! They're things I have a passion for, and I only do what I'm passionate about.
A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.
I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.
To be a great champion, you have to believe that you are the best, and if you aren't, then you have to act as though you are.
Messi has a divine gift.
When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.
