Quotes from Hulk

I'm just thankful for my parents blessing me with good genes, I guess.

Japanese players have good football qualities and Urawa Red Diamonds is one of the greatest Japanese teams.

Those fans who abuse people of a different colour or gays just do not think at all.

Barcelona or Real Madrid, I think I would say yes to playing for these teams.

I'm a person who doesn't hold any grudges.

I left Brazil very early, at age 18, to go to Japan and I spent three-and-a-half years there. Then I went to Porto, everything happened so fast in my life, there was recognition throughout Europe.

I win, have fun and give my all.

I like to dribble. I like to turn heads with the ball.

When there is a World Cup the world stops, the country stops, everyone is hugging each other, whether old or young, everyone stops just to enjoy the football.

Winning the World Cup was a dream of all Brazilians.

At a World Cup it's hard to look much further than the traditional big-name teams: history backs that up.

Getting the opportunity to play in your national team jersey and playing the World Cup at home is something wonderful.

I want to win titles with Shanghai.

To win four titles in a season is quite an achievement.

I was a huge fan of the Incredible Hulk as a child. My parents nicknamed me Hulk as they thought I resembled the character. The name has stuck with me ever since.

Felipao gives me total freedom to play to the best of my abilities.

My dad has always been my idol.

Ronaldo is my idol. He's the best player I've ever seen play. He's an inspiration to me to work hard every day.

Thiago Silva is a great player. As I have always said, I think he is one of the best defenders in the world and he will always help inspire me to become one of the best.

When it comes to transfers, I leave everything with my agent.

I went out of Brazil very early, so the people in Brazil didn't know me well. So they didn't support me so much. I was never intimidated by this because I always knew that I had to go to the field and do my job.

I am a player that always tries to help out as much as possible.

There are some players who lacked respect for me. There were some things said in public that should not have been said, not in interviews.

I come from the bottom of the social ladder and now I have a good life.