My passion is always the same. In fact, with a new adventure, the passion always grows.
Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.
If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.
Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best thing for both parties.
Since I was a child, I watched tapes of Baggio, Zico, and Maradona, and then I tried to replicate them just playing on my own against the wall. Certainly it's talent, but you have to cultivate that talent.
I've always been used to playing 60 games - one every three days - and I've played on artificial turf. There is artificial turf in Europe as well in some places. There is heat as well. And if it's hot for me at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it's hot for the others as well.
Real Madrid? Any player would like to play for them.
For many years, Messi and Ronaldo will be the two best. After them, there is Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and others. I hope to be in the top ten.
Thanks to Conte, I got the urge of coaching, and I thank him for that.
There were times we were kept in our dressing room until late at night because it wasn't safe to go home. Our bus would get attacked, the tires slit.
When great teams meet, there is never a problem with concentration.
It's not easy to win the Champions League.
Scoring from a dead-ball brings me massive satisfaction. It sets me up as an example for other players to follow, copy, and perhaps even emulate over the course of time. For them, I'm a Juninho Pernambucano 2.0, a Brazilian with a Brescia accent.
I still have a thorn in my side at not having played for Real Madrid or Barcelona, because playing there is a dream for every player. But I consider myself very satisfied to have played for the best teams in Italy.
I never compete to take part but to finish first.
I never had any doubts. I wanted MLS. I'd followed it on TV, and I liked it. And being able to play in New York did the rest. I don't know if I would have accepted an offer from any other city.
Until I was 30 years old, my body was used to my routine of eating pasta every single day.
All my ex-teammates didn't want to become coaches, yet they've all done it.
I'm a bit of a wandering gypsy on the pitch.
I think that soccer is one thing, and money is another thing.
