A biography for Roberto Carloshasn’t been written yet.
“In football, it is not important how you win, it is important that you win.”
“My philosophy has always been to try to solve problems with a smile on my face.”
“If I go to a club and marry a project, I go to win.”
“There is a magical feeling when the Champions League music sounds at the beginning of each game, it is the biggest club competition and is the trophy that every player wants to have.”
“Neymar is a phenomenon. He adapted to European football very quickly.”
“The quality of Indian players is very high. They need to show motivation to perform at the highest level.”
“I was lucky enough to win the Intercontinental Cup twice and I know first-hand how important international competitions like the FIFA Club World Cup are to both players and fans.”
“I met Ronaldo in 1993 and from that moment we always shared the room. I've slept more times with Ronaldo than my wife.”
“There aren't many who can take good free-kicks.”
“I watch the Premier League every weekend. I think it's fantastic. One thing you notice is that the teams considered small are capable of surprising the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and City.”
“Bale is one of the best in the world.”
“It was a coach called Adailton Ladeira who first asked me to play as left-back in 1988. I was a left-winger, but our left-back was injured at Uniao Sao Joao, my first club, and he asked me to fill in. I said 'no problem,' and I've played there ever since.”
“I believe in not changing teams that are winning.”
“Always when you reach the semi-final you want to reach the final, it does not matter where or whom you are playing against.”
“My father is an athlete and I wish to be a hero like him.”
“I spent my career at big clubs.”
“In football, there are so many great football players like Eden Hazard, Roberto Lewandowski and Neymar.”
“When you play for a club like Madrid, you always have to stay in the present, because everything is so intense: the sprints, the headers, the tackles, the training sessions, the away trips, the hotels. The victories and the defeats.”
“I used to go a lot to F1 when Real Madrid didn't play at the weekends. It was a lot of fun and I always wanted Real Madrid to play on a Saturday so I could watch F1 on Sunday!”
“Everything I experienced in the national team was amazing. I was there for 14 years and won several titles: the Copa America, Confederations Cup and the World Cup.”