Football Quotes

The first 90 minutes are the most important.

When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

Football, particularly Brazilian football, is about being happy, and that’s what tricks do. It’s part of our culture, at the end of the day, though, it’s all about winning.

My father always taught me that when you help other people, then God will give you double. And that’s what has really happened to me. When I have helped other people who are in need, God has helped me more.

I never think about the play or visualize anything. I do what comes to me at that moment. Instinct. It has always been that way.

In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.

Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.

The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your instinct.

Football is a simple game, 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.