Rivaldo

“Neymar will leave Barca fans speechless. He could become an even better player than he was during the Confederations Cup with Brazil. He'll easily adapt to the style of the team and will be very happy there.”

“Sometimes you'll get a player who's marking you tightly, and he'll even apologise and say, 'My coach told me to stick close to you and mark you. I know you're a great player.' But I tell him it's fine and to do what he has to do.”

“Things tend to get easier for Barcelona with Lionel Messi on the pitch.”

“Lots of great players, like Zidane and Figo, are about the same age as me.”

“Milan, Inter, Roma, Juventus, Lazio - all of the big Italian clubs would be nice, but my son has a lot of work to do to show himself off and demonstrate his talent. Let's take things slowly.”

“Of course I'm not superhuman: I'm going to get tired; that's normal.”

“Players that have had less minutes on the pitch compared to the usual starting XI will naturally concede more chances.”

“Paul Pogba is a very good player.”

“I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.”

“As far as Sao Paulo are concerned, I've never played for a club as well-structured as this.”

“A man without a family has nothing from life. I need my family in order to enjoy life when things are going well. And when things are not going well, they give me support.”

“World Cup is the most important title I have won. There is no doubt about that.”

“If Milan agrees to let me go, and if there's an agreement between the clubs, I would love to play for Madrid.”

“I do not want anyone in Bolton to think that, if I play there, I am doing it for the wrong reasons.”

“I was very excited about the possibility of playing for Spurs and in England. I would like to thank the club for their efforts in trying to sign me.”

“I'm very satisfied with everything I have done with both Barcelona and Brazil.”

“There was an offer from Tottenham when I was leaving Spain to go to Milan, and at the time, I chose to go to Milan because of their history and tradition in the world of football.”

“In Brazil, you know that only first place counts; in other countries, you might celebrate coming second, third, or fourth, but not in Brazil.”

“In soccer, you have to be sly.”

“At Milan, I'm giving everything I've got during training to earn myself a chance. I honestly don't know why I can't find space in the team, even on the bench.”