I'm proud of what I achieved there, but a life built on memories is not much of a life.

The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.

I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.

For me, I don't like it when there is too much interference in our lives. We're not children. It is our own life in our hands.

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

You can feel very quickly as a prisoner of your past, of the memories.

I see the world become so uniform. Everybody has to be the same. I like people who are different.

I'm just enjoying my life at the moment.

Sometimes in life one experiences an emotion which is so strong that it is difficult to think, or to reason.

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.

On sand, you can never be sure of anything. An ordinary shot can take a wicked deflection at the last moment.

If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.

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

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

As a forward, when you have not scored for a while the desire to score gets stronger and stronger and ultimately that can work against you because you are trying too hard to do what comes naturally.

An opportunity to play for your country is never senseless and especially when the games are competitive.

As I can testify, living in a foreign country takes you way out of your comfort zone. It's the little things, like ordering food in a different language, buying petrol or learning to drive on the other side of the road, but they all add up to making you a more rounded, educated person.

Being able to put the ball in the back of the net is so important at the highest level and could be the difference between reaching the semi-finals and actually winning the World Cup.

If you drop a player when his form dips, sometimes it never quite comes back.

Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players in the first instance.

If a young player feels comfortable in a team then they will flourish and be who they want to be. It's less about patronising them and more about trusting them.

I always try to talk to my younger teammates in the same way I would do with my older ones and you can see in their eyes how much showing them some respect means.

Coaches can sometimes mollycoddle players too much - if they are good enough, then they are old enough.

When you make a young player feel young, it doesn't necessarily help them - they often want to be treated like everyone else. If you respect their talent, then that can give them the confidence to express themselves.