Cristiano Ronaldo

“Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.”

“I don't like being alone.”

“To be honest, there are no problems between me and Messi. People have their own opinions about who they think is the better player. It is what it is, but there is no rivalry beyond games and what happens on the pitch.”

“I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.”

“I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.”

“I see football as an art and all players are artists.If you are a top artist, the last thing you would do is paint a picture somebody else has already painted.”

“Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.”

“When you lose a person you love so much, surviving the loss is difficult.”

“In football, I don't have a lot of friends. The people who I really trust, there are not many... Most of the time, I'm alone.”

“Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do.”

“People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way, and I always gave 100% everything.”

“When you are nominated for the best player in Europe, the Ballon d'Or, playing in the Champions League, there is so much pressure. You don't know what will happen. This pressure is inside you - you always have it.”

“Talent without working hard is nothing.”

“I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.”

“I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters.”

“My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double. And that's what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more.”

“I'm proud to play for Real Madrid because I have fun; when you no longer have fun it's a sign that it's time to leave. For now though, I'm happy here at the greatest club in the world.”

“I have practically no private life. I'm already used to this and ready for it. Yes, sometimes it is hard, but it is the choice I made.”

“I was saluted by Alex Ferguson when I was subbed and that made me very happy.”

“Without football, my life is worth nothing.”