I'm lucky to have the privilege of being able to choose what I want to do.

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team.

When I think football, I think Manchester United. I still support United and always will. I will die with them in my heart.

You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson.

I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing

I'm so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose.

Sometimes you surprise the goalkeeper and sometimes the goalkeeper surprises you. In my career, I tried to do more of the first than the second.

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

The ball is like a woman, she loves to be caressed.

I play with passion and fire. I have to accept that sometimes this fire does harm.

Mama said, "Dreams are different to real life but important too.

Confidence is the greatest success.

Watchman what of the night?

Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.

The monk that invented gunpowder did as much to stop war as did all the sermons of his brethren.

Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.

Animals were my pets, and the thought of eating my pets freaked me out.

Americans took a great deal too much credit for creating wealth, when most of the time they had really just been living off natural bounty unprecedented in the history of the world.

I like hoodies. They just make me feel safe.

Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.