Quotes from Rivaldo

Eden Hazard would be a perfect signing for Real Madrid, not only for his talents as a player but also as a leader.

Playing in Barca is impressive: they're in the Champions League; everyone talks about this team. You will not find another club like it in the world.

I am not ashamed to say I will speak up to defend myself.

I'm not a machine. I don't see why people demand more of me than of other players.

It's in the knockout games that you discover who the great players really are.

There were other propositions, even better financially, but I chose Olympiakos because of the Champions League.

Everyone here at Milan knows that my physical fitness is among the best in the squad; I always stand out in the tests.

I'm very fond of Olympiakos, and I would be delighted to end my career in Piraeus.

I don't have many dreams to fulfil because I've won almost everything, but I was born a winner and want to achieve things with Olympiakos.

In football, the stronger team is the one which wins.

In Brazil, you know that only first place counts; in other countries, you might celebrate coming second, third, or fourth, but not in Brazil.

Zidane is a very great player, a very calm player.

Coutinho is a great player, and I am sure he will stay at Barca for a long time.

When Brazil lose, someone has to be guilty, and it's always Rivaldo. It's different with Romario. He plays in Brazil, and they love him more. I'm treated like a foreign player.

With persistence, dedication, and especially with the hand of God, I came to be recognized as the best player in the world, world champion, among many other important titles in the history of football.

It's a bad feeling, losing a World Cup.

I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.

World Cup is the most important title I have won. There is no doubt about that.

For Brazil, the World Cup really starts in the knockout rounds.

Sometimes you'll get a player who's marking you tightly, and he'll even apologise and say, 'My coach told me to stick close to you and mark you. I know you're a great player.' But I tell him it's fine and to do what he has to do.

At times, here at Milan, I have felt humiliated.

It's impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much, and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.

I don't want to rely on what people say about me to feel good; playing's what I really enjoy.

If I could choose anywhere in Brazil, the club I'd play for is Palmeiras.