Quotes from Dani Alves

I'm a very restless person, and new experiences excite me more than anything else.

Sometimes, words are twisted and don't reach people in their intended way.

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

I've already promised that I want to end my career where I started it, as a way of thanking those who gave me the chance to make my name in football. I want to have a spell there before I retire, but one that's enjoyable for me and for them, too.

In life, people move on their interests and even more when money is an issue.

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

I always have the desire for a new challenge.

What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

The fear of losing makes you better because it stops you cruising.

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

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.

You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

I love football, adore it.

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

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

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

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

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

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

I would not play in Madrid. If I leave Barca, I would not go there. My Madrid train has passed.