I still have a video of my father, which I watch before every game I play for Brazil. It gives me strength, makes me determined.

No matter who you are it's the simple things in life that lead you to believe that you can achieve anything.

God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.

I learned all about life with a ball at my feet

Our confidence comes from our preparation.

Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.

I am ugly but what I do have is charm.

It is not just about the money, it is about what you achieve on the pitch.

I have the chance to do for a living what I like the most in life, and that's playing football. I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same time.

Paolo Maldini and John Terry are two of the toughest men I have met on the field.

I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them.

Life demands that we live to care for others instead of living to care for self

No one is too poor to give a smile - a gift, often, of greater consequence than any sum of money.

It's necessary to maintain a state of disobedience against...everything.

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation.

My husband can not f****ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time.

I think that people love Wipeout simply because its just plain, simple fun.

Memoirists wish to tell their mind, not their story.

For me, the family is more important, of course! I don't want to change my family, or situation, for work. But I think it is possible for these things not to fight each other.

Living together is an art.