I'm just straightforward.

The truth hurts, and not everyone can deal with it. Every player is different, but they are all entitled to the truth. It is up to them if they can handle it or not.

I have respect for every level of football.

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I just want to enjoy football and show the best I can do.

I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.

I have only one body, which is the home of my spirit; therefore, I cherish my body.

Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.

Ronaldo is just an athlete. He works so hard and back to back; he is always there. But if you work hard, can you be like Messi? No, that's impossible. Can you be like Ronaldo? Yes, to a certain extent.

Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.

Jaap Stam is a man-mountain of a footballer.

Everybody in Ajax plays 4-3-3, from seven years old, so they get used to the system. It's all about being a total player.

In management, everything is different. If you look at successful coaches, they always need time to kickstart something. Arrigo Sacchi - when he started the revolution at Milan, he was almost on the brink of being sacked, but then he won, and people started believing in the system; he had more time to breathe.

I think it's important to condemn that. There's a line, and if you have a racial - racist comment, no, somebody has to act upon it.

People don't see the determination behind getting on the pitch every week.

Players can underestimate the Premier League.

Most racist people are like sheep. They are people without backbones.

Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough.

Seedorf is doing well, and I am happy for him. I hope he stays at Milan so that he can prove how much he really understands about football.

I started in a 4-3-3 formation at Ajax, playing in left midfield. There, you need to be just as involved defensively as you are going forward. You attack and you defend, and that allows you to be a complete player.

It hurts me that Puyol is leaving Barcelona, and I wish him well. For me, he was always the fire that the team needed.

Sometimes I don't even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.

The Champions League is so difficult, It's like a lottery: sometimes you're just unlucky.