Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last..

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet..

I still have a video of my father, which I watch before every game I play for Brazil. It gives me strength, makes me determined..

My game is based on improvisation. Often a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to decide whether to dri….

I learned all about life with a ball at my feet.

God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it..

No matter who you are it's the simple things in life that lead you to believe that you can achieve anything..

I helped Messi and I know he will do the same with Neymar..

I have the chance to do for a living what I like the most in life, and that's playing football. I can make people happy and enjoy myself at the same ….

I am ugly but what I do have is charm..

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble..

The toughest opponents for me are the defenders who are tough in the way they play - where you can't see a way through..

I would like my Dad to be alive so he could see what I am..

I have never imagined doing anything other than football, but now, thinking about it coldly, if I hadn't been a footballer, I would have been a music….

It is not just about the money, it is about what you achieve on the pitch..

My best has to be for Barcelona against Villarreal in 2006 - that is the one I am asked most about, and it is the one I am most proud of. Xavi chippe….

I am what I am thanks to my mother, my father, my brother, my sister... because they have given me everything. The education I have is thanks to them..

I feel very privileged to be asked to be featured in another FIFA Soccer release, ... The game gives me the opportunity to play the matches I want to….

Our confidence comes from our preparation..

My heroes were always soccer players..

It doesnt change much for me really and my motivation remains the same - to create a beautiful future with Barcelona, winning many titles..