Quotes from Diego Forlan

Football has allowed me to see the world, and in Paz, I have a wife who is keen to see the world with me.

I have played international games two days after travelling around the world. Your body clock is all over the place, and you are waking up at 4 AM. But once a game starts, then your adrenalin kicks in, and you seem to forget the tiredness.

Ancelotti is one of the best coaches and has proved this by winning trophies.

I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.

We are just lucky to be able to watch Ronaldo and Messi at their best.

Milan is beautiful, and the Interista fans are even more so.

The Japanese people and their country left a huge impression on my wife and I, and we found it difficult to say goodbye before moving back to South America.

I love the Copa America. It showcases all the classic rivalries of South America, all those neighbours, up against each other.

Competition keeps you young. It motivates you. It challenges your ego. Messi and Ronaldo have this with each other.

Online, your quotes can now be picked up around the world, twisted, translated, and interpreted to mean the opposite of what you have actually said.

In England, the club presidents do not seek publicity or have a high profile. In Spain, they like to be considered the most important person at the club.

I feel I have nothing to prove at all, my scoring rate in La Liga speaks for itself.

Time moves on for everyone.

Luis Suarez is one of the best players in the national team - and in the world, in fact.

I'm happy to play as a centre forward or a second striker, like in the national team with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

2010 was a magical year and was unforgettable.

If nerves undo you, then you're unlikely to make it as a top footballer.

All of the usual formations have advantages and disadvantages, but none would work without the magic of the players.

Football has changed, and so has the relationship between the players on the pitch. Where once some players would try everything to distract opponents, now it's harder. There are TV cameras everywhere, which have much higher quality images than before. There are lip readers in studios working out what you are saying to each other.

You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.

I am very happy here at Atletico, and I want to bring the same kind of joy to all the fans.

There are no logical answers in football. That's just the way it goes.