I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.
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I see the world become so uniform. Everybody has to be the same. I like people who are different.
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.
My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.
Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world.
Sometimes you surprise the goalkeeper and sometimes the goalkeeper surprises you. In my career, I tried to do more of the first than the second.
For me, I don't like it when there is too much interference in our lives. We're not children. It is our own life in our hands.
Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity.
I found leaving Manchester United very, very hard.
My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited.
The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.
I manage a team, for beach soccer. I'm the coach. Player, coach.
He who has regrets cannot look at himself in the mirror.
Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.
I prefer to play and lose rather than win, because I know in advance I'm going to win.
We knew that you don't get to be world champions without a struggle.
Even as a footballer, I was always being creative.
It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.
If you have only one passion in life - football - and you pursue it to the exclusion of everything else, it becomes very dangerous. When you stop doing this activity it is as though you are dying. The death of that activity is a death in itself.
I didn't study; I live.
When times are difficult, I tell myself, 'I'm just passing through.'
I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.
I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club.
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