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Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.

Dani Alves


Work Time Working

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When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.

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Experience You Yin
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Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

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Without Wit Thou
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Leo Messi is a little football God. I love playing alongside him. We understand each other without needing to talk.

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Love God Yin
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You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.

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Mom Men You
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For me, 'rich' isn't having lots of money; rich is having loads of things in your head.

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Money Your You
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I'm a good crazy. A crazy good guy. Someone who makes the most of life.

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Life Good Who
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I have lived with a lot of racism in Spain. Unfortunately, I have had to learn to deal with it.

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Wit Unfortunately Unfortunate
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I have faced many, but the most annoying was James Milner. He follows you forward and follows you backwards. It's very difficult because he attacks you and defends you, and then attacks you and defends you again.

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War You Yin
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I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.

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Time Pet Will
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I don't understand why everyone fights for power, money, fame.

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Power Money Why
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For me, Thiago Silva remains the best defender in the world.

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World T Remains
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I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve, I have Paulo Dybala. Genius follows me everywhere, I swear.

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Time Life Where
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Fans insult me and call me 'monkey.' At first, I was quite shocked, but now I do not give it importance.

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Tan T Shocked
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If you lose a title, perhaps it's because your rivals are better than you are. But to be demoted from the top flight is really heartbreaking.

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Art Your You
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Barcelona is my home. It's impossible to say that I wouldn't return.

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Home Would Turn
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I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

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Love T Michael Jordan
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In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.

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Life Zone T
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I like to have personality in my way of dressing. I think being normal is a bit boring.

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Way Think Thin
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People who want to know who I am, or my history, put my name into Google.

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History Who Want
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I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.

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UN Throw Than

I have flaws, but I'm honest.


Dani Alves

English football is a type of football which excites me a lot.


Dani Alves

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It's players like him that make football have any sense.


Dani Alves

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.


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I left hurt because I think I fought hard to create a great history at Barcelona. I left with 23 titles in eight years.


Dani Alves

When I signed for Barca, I knew their playing style was suited to my game.


Dani Alves

It's the old story: do you want a normal car, or something top of the range? That is how I am - the older I am, the more expensive I am!


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In life, you have to weigh everything up, even when they are just decisions about your career.


Dani Alves

Messi has a divine gift.


Dani Alves

All my fights with Cristiano were because of the press.


Dani Alves

Messi is much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.


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If you live your life by what others say, it stops being your life.


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I always have the desire for a new challenge.


Dani Alves

Before I went to Juventus, I made a final promise to the board at Barcelona. I said, 'You're going to miss me.' I didn't mean as a player. Barca have plenty of incredible players. What I meant was that they were going to miss my spirit.


Dani Alves

Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.


Dani Alves

I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.


Dani Alves

I never hid my move to Real Madrid was almost done... my fate changed, and I arrived at Barcelona instead.


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Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.


Dani Alves

At Barcelona, it wasn't about winning all the time; it was first about how to win.


Dani Alves

Money's a necessary evil, there to give you moments. It gives me things I couldn't have - nice things - but happiness? That's a not a question of money and fame. Quite the opposite.


Dani Alves

If you do the same as all the rest, you're the same as all the rest: I don't want to be just another player.


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When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.


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My parents gave me a practical example of what life was about, and I won't forget that.


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I think that the best player in the world should be quiet, humble, and friendly. Lionel Messi is all of these things, while Cristiano often lacks some of these qualities.


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The world is evolving, and we must evolve with it.


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From God, I have the strength and intelligence to have alternatives and can live even without football.


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To be a great champion, you have to believe that you are the best, and if you aren't, then you have to act as though you are.


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I like my decisions to be taken carefully, so they don't harm anyone close to me, so that the people close to me are happy.


Dani Alves

I always think about life, and I think that we are here with a mission, and once we have done our mission, we go somewhere else.


Dani Alves

When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.


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