Barcelona has always had issues with Brazilian players: Neymar, Romario, Ronaldinho, and me. We were all treated badly by the club in the end, despite all our contributions and dedication.
— Ronaldo
I'm very uncomfortable, mainly with my belly.
I love Messi with the ball at his feet: he scores goals and does all the rest, too. But Cristiano's numbers can't be ignored. It's a cruel comparison. Both of them deserve respect.
To associate my name with the United Nations is the best thing that could have happened to me.
Football is great because you always have another opportunity to change history.
There are many ways to see football and interpret it.
I'm very attached to Real, more so than Barcelona.
I am tolerant. I want to understand other points of view.
I assure you that you will find me as a lover of Castilla-Leon, Valladolid, and Real Valladolid.
I've learned a lot in life, travelling, living abroad, just in the school of life.
I can't be a manager, because I think it's too tough managing 30 players thinking in different ways.
The national team is part of my life. I have an incredible history, of many conquests and also many defeats. But to play for Brazil, I have to have a club and play well. I'm not going to be picked on my past or because of my sponsor, as many have said.
I was expected to run the same as Roberto Carlos or Cafu, but I just couldn't do it.
I think all great players set a target for themselves in their careers. Mine was to win a world title with Brazil, which I did twice.
I'm only a little interested in politics. But I'm always on top of the news, both in Brazil and abroad.
Zico was my idol. He was a very good player from Flamengo, and I was a Flamengo supporter from Rio de Janeiro. I was always looking for him and saying I want to be like him. He's my big hero.
The two goals in the 2002 final were, for me, the best feeling. It was beautiful.
I am much more grateful and linked to Real Madrid than to Barcelona.
Just a tiny bit of effort leaves me exhausted. Sometimes I just go up the stairs to my room, and I feel tired.
It's inevitable that you feel scared when you don't have control of a situation.
In Spain, the game's a lot more open. They score a lot more goals. They play football more. Here in Italy, they are much more concerned with tactics and strategy, and sometime we don't play football.
Criticism is nonsense. TV shows and newspapers just want to fill the space.
Teams are a collective expression.
At Real Madrid, there will always be people who score goals. They are a team and not a single player, no matter how much one appears more than another.
I'm ready to help China realize its football dream. I think China can be a major player on the world stage one day.
I love watching Messi with the ball at his feet. He scores goals and everything else.
I am shocked as to how much importance my weight garners in the world we live in. I don't know why it is so important, to be honest.
To play a soccer game, you have to be in very good shape.
I couldn't have got any fatter; I was running out of clothes.
I trained really badly during the first 10 years of my sporting career.
To go to a World Cup is a dream come true, and I can claim to have experienced that four times.
When I stopped playing, I gave up exercising and put on some weight.
My best teammate was Roberto Carlos.
I had an injury in my leg, and everybody was talking about that. I decided to cut my hair and leave the small thing there. I come to training, and everybody saw me with bad hair. Everybody was talking about the hair and forgot about the injury. I could stay more calm and relaxed and focused on my training.
I feel less energetic; I get pains. My quality of life has deteriorated, and it takes me longer to recover from any form of physical activity.
The best team I played in was the Brazilian one in 2002; we felt that we could always score. It was a team without any vanity - or individuals.
I hope to maintain my credibility after I stop playing.
I don't think I would have any problem at all playing in England. I'd love it.
When people repeatedly hit me, I would feel a sense of unfairness.
All good players are interesting.
It'd be best if Cristiano Ronaldo retired at Real Madrid and then worked at the club.
I never had a problem with technique.
Learning from Martin Sorrell will be perfect. I won't leave him alone, I'll be asking him questions the whole day, just like a striker. He's going to have to tell me everything.
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers is a team with history, tradition.
When I retired, I stopped playing because of my body, so much pain and injuries.
With his incredible attitude, with his incredible winning mentality, Cristiano Ronaldo is a unique player.
I have spent more nights with Roberto Carlos than all of the women I have been married to put together.
I was always a simple guy. I was never one for extravagances.
Like every Brazilian child, I always wanted to be a footballer.
Paolo Maldini. He was tough, tough, every time we played against each other. And I played against him many times. He's a very good friend.
