Visually, my trademarks have always been my glasses and hair.
Edgar Davids
In both games, you have to think fast. In chess you tend to know all the patterns already, just like in football.
I can't even remember playing a game without pain.
Ask most people, and they will say their name or profession, but you have to know who you are both physically and mentally. It's really important in football because then you know your trigger points, how to adapt and improve.
The Champions League is so difficult, It's like a lottery: sometimes you're just unlucky.
I have only one body, which is the home of my spirit; therefore, I cherish my body.
Ancelotti has managed a lot of big clubs, and I think he would do well at Madrid because Juventus, Milan, Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain are big clubs.
It is a lot easier to manage at a big club rather than at a smaller one. Look at Frank Rijkaard. At Sparta Rotterdam, he was disastrous - and then went to Barca and won everything.
I love London. It is such a melting pot. Everything is here.
The past can influence the future. When you finish one chapter, you open another, which will be influenced by what you've just lived through.
I have my own brand called Monta, including a specially designed street soccer ball made out of a denim material which fades like your old jeans when used.
Street football features all the basics of football: you get a lot of touches on the ball, it is fast, teaches you to think quickly and to be creative.
My previous bosses - Louis van Gaal and Marcello Lippi, to name two - have all taught me something.
I think everybody can say that Luis Suarez is a very good player. He's scored so many goals in the Premier League, and he is definitely a quality player.
I am enjoying my time as Barnet coach, but I think I could do it in Serie A.
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.
It hurts me that Puyol is leaving Barcelona, and I wish him well. For me, he was always the fire that the team needed.
When you look at youth, they want to aspire to somebody. You can see that with him you have to work hard, and that's what you bring if you have someone like Ronaldo who embodies hard work and determination.
People don't see the determination behind getting on the pitch every week.
I have fantastic memories. It was a memorable time in my life, and I was pleased to get the chance to come to Barcelona and help the team.
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'd love to see Balotelli at Juventus. I think he can become the best.
Football will never see another Alessandro Del Piero.
The guy I cater my clothes to wants to be different without going overboard. So we sell many classic silhouettes with unique details to avoid things from getting ordinary.
We started a new movement called street soccer, so I was already breathing and living the style. Since street soccer is not a game but a lifestyle, it required a matching wardrobe.
Conte is a good coach, but I would steal his place on the bench.
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.
Messi is just an anomaly: he can dribble, he can score, he can pass, he has the vision, he understands the game.
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.
By playing in the street, the level of Asian football can absolutely improve, as you will get more technical players. They will be quicker, more creative, and after succeeding in the street, it will be a piece of cake for them to do well eleven a side.
If you are hoping for a Champions' League final or winning a title, it's the same. You are working for a result.
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 think it's always unfair, but, if you are Neymar or Messi or Suarez, people expect every week back-to-back goals or brilliant performances.
It's obviously important for the English national team if you have a lot of players playing big matches. You are more mature and know how to cope.
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.
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.
Jaap Stam is a man-mountain of a footballer.
Zizou is a phenomenon. It is an honour to share the same midfield as him. But he thinks the same about me.
Sometimes I don't even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.
I can play left-back; I can play in midfield or on the left or right wings.
I just want to enjoy football and show the best I can do.
I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.
I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.
I have respect for every level of football.
I'm just straightforward.
That is life: you have to deal with things, and it's up to you how you deal with things. That's what makes you mature or not. If you can get the best out of yourself, that's all that matters. If you do that, nobody is arguing.
If you play for Barcelona or Ajax or for any top team or top side, they want to see the top players excel every week.
Barcelona need somebody at the back who can defend and has that passion the fans love.
Pogba is an extraordinary talent.
I know him very well, but I think Alessandro Del Piero knows himself the best, better than everyone else, so only he can answer the question if he needs to stop or needs to play. It's his own decision.
