Rivaldo

“Sometimes, a player and a coach can have a different opinion. In the end, the best interest of the end, the best interest of the club has to be kept in mind.”

“I would like to play with Messi; it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.”

“I became famous when I scored that goal for Mogi Mirim direct from the kick-off against Noroeste. It was 18 April 1993, if I'm not mistaken. After that, my name was in all the papers.”

“For Brazil, the World Cup really starts in the knockout rounds.”

“The pressure in Brazil is a little complicated, a little menacing.”

“When Brazil lose, someone has to be guilty, and it's always Rivaldo. It's different with Romario. He plays in Brazil, and they love him more. I'm treated like a foreign player.”

“If Neymar doesn't leave PSG, he will never win anything important. Especially the Champions League, which is the most important competition.”

“Me, if I'm in a long-distance race, I have speed. In the sprint, I don't have so much speed.”

“I've played lots of games carrying an injury, but people don't value what I do for Barcelona.”

“I have already told Neymar he could be the best player in the world, but I think that if he stays at PSG, he will never achieve that.”

“Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world. When you play in a team like this, you have more chance to show your performance.”

“There were other propositions, even better financially, but I chose Olympiakos because of the Champions League.”

“Ronaldo? He is the most dangerous player at Real. It is hard to stop him, like Messi, because both score a lot of goals, and you never know what is going to be the next thing they will invent for scoring.”

“Winning the Olympic gold was amazing.”

“I don't want to leave Barcelona. I'm very happy here, and I want to stay on.”

“I'm a quiet, shy person and not someone who likes the limelight.”

“In football, the stronger team is the one which wins.”

“It's in the knockout games that you discover who the great players really are.”

“I have decided that I want one or two seasons in England before the end of my career, and I want it to be at Liverpool.”

“When I came to Spain, people thought I would fly home again after the holidays, stay up all night celebrating, and would have no discipline. That may be true of other players, but it's not my way.”