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.

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.

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

Losing is not in my vocabulary.

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.

Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering.

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.

Well I just figure any man who risks his neck to save a dog's life isn't going to kill someone for gold teeth.

If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience.

People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me.

The more one thinks, the more one feels the hopeless immensity of man's ignorance.

I don't think socialism, and I don't think warmness and respect are necessarily bad words.

History is full of the dead weight of things which have escaped the control of the mind, yet drive man on with a blind force.

The purpose of life is to remember.

Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around.