Quotes from Diego Forlan

As soon as Jose Mourinho was given the job, I knew that he was the right man for Manchester United.

Every player loves to score goals, but hat-tricks should be savoured, as they don't happen very often.

To score is always special; to score in the Bernabeu for Atletico is incredible.

I try to go through my life not owing anything to anyone.

Big clubs with one rich owner have been one of the main changes in football since I started playing.

Other Brazilians who've gone to Europe haven't always settled so quickly. Neymar has.

Every manager goes through bad times.

I'd be happy to play in Sao Paulo. It would be a dream; that would be very exciting.

It is easy to criticize me from behind a pen or a microphone, from someone who never set foot on a football field.

When Atletico wanted to sell me, I was told that I earned too much money and they wanted me off the wage bill. I liked that honesty.

My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.

I've played as a lone striker and enjoyed it, especially if you have good supporting players around you. But a full season by myself? That would be hard.

I'd never thought of going to Japan, but the J-League came to me, and I could see that they wanted me to be part of the project. In the beginning, they said, 'We have two or three teams for you, although we cannot say which ones at the moment, but we want you as a player, as everything.'

Although I will not always play well, I always give everything on the pitch.

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances.

I try to do my best both on and off the pitch, giving a good image in my behaviour.

When I see some of the pitches which my father played on, I think that it must have been a different game.

Atletico players have always been characterised by this kind of player in attack like Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa, and Radamel Falcao.

Systems, coaches, and directors or club presidents do not win games - players do, they are the only people who can make a significant difference once that game starts.

Strikers love to play with other strikers, as I did with Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez, and Edinson Cavani. You can make the most of your individual talents for the good of the team. If you can strike up a good partnership with another player, it's like striking gold.

I have never been at a club where the players talked so much about a previous manager as they did about Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

The Italian Fabio Cannavaro, who was with Real Madrid when I played against him several times, was the best player in the world in 2006. He wasn't tall, but very quick and strong. He always knew his opponents well, as if he'd researched them.

It's not easy for a coach to deal with a player who is in slow decline.

I have a career, and I deserve respect.