As a private person I think I am now totally different from Ruud van Nistelrooy the footballer.

But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

I let people say and write what they want.

Losing is not in my vocabulary.

We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here.

The club [Real Madrid] has a fantastic set-up with marvellous people. The atmosphere at training is perfect - it's just wonderful

Every day I work my guts out in training, every match I play my heart out.

I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

Messi is on a different level. The fact he is doing what he is year after year says that he is the best of all time.

To care for others is called humanity.

The mind is strong. It survives, even without thought. Even with everything taken away, it holds a seed—your self.

A change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon.

We are all geniuses when we dream.

It's easy to forget who you are.

The paintings may communicate even better because people are lazy and they can look at a painting with less effort than they can read a poem.

You can mix in certain sensitivities as a filmmaker.

I don't believe anyone doubts the American people's values or the commitment of the American government or the government's agencies to advancing those values and defending those values.

My father was quite an attractive guy. He was very intelligent and very amusing. I didn't like him. He was always very nice to me but I just didn't like him.

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.