Park Ji-sung

“Of my own career, I have many happy memories, but perhaps it - the 2010/11 season, where United broke the record for number of title wins - was the best. I was very satisfied with my performance that year.”

“I study the other players in training, particularly the forwards, and I look at how they are scoring goals. What do they do when they finish a chance?”

“My father went to catch wild frogs. I was skinny and weak, and my father heard their juice would give me size and strength. It tasted very, very bad... but I had to drink it because I wanted to be a footballer, and everyone said I needed to be bigger and stronger.”

“Sometimes I miss playing football, but it's a past thing now.”

“All the Asian people respect me and watch me. But I don't want people to think of me as an Asian player. I am just a football player.”

“I just want to be good at soccer and have a normal life; it is a little ironic that you can't have both.”

“I am very happy that I proved Asian players can deal with the high levels of European football.”

“Asian fans chase me and shout; it is different in England.”

“It's quite difficult to explain, but I really enjoyed playing against Arsenal, and I'm really pleased that we had great results against them during my career.”

“The happiest moment was when I just played with a ball as a boy, carefree, without worrying about anything.”

“I don't like rehabilitating myself. It is one of the things I dislike.”

“I watched Hiddink and Ferguson at close quarters, and I realized that I am not a coach.”

“I don't know why I performed well against Arsenal, but probably we prepared well, and it could be their football style as well.”

“Some players aren't able to show their ability in Europe, but some players can - I think the most important quality in the successful players is that they are mentally strong.”

“North Korea and South Korea speak the same language, and actually, we are the same country.”

“In Korea, if a player doesn't play well, you would never criticise him, but in European countries fans criticise their own teams; sometimes they boo them off the pitch.”

“The likes of Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen, and Ryan Giggs - I can see it live every day. I don't have to sit in front of a TV to study it.”

“It doesn't matter how I'm asked to play, or if the football is good or bad: I like football when I'm on the pitch, not when I'm on the sidelines.”

“Lee Chung-yong has been playing well and trying hard at Bolton and has grown in confidence. His improvement is valuable for the national team.”

“Managers now don't just use 11 players; they have to care about all the squad of 25 or more players.”