Quotes from Rivaldo

Sometimes, a player and a coach can have a different opinion. In the end, the best interest of the end, the best interest of the club has to be kept in mind.

I'm a quiet, shy person and not someone who likes the limelight.

I've played lots of games carrying an injury, but people don't value what I do for Barcelona.

I do not want anyone in Bolton to think that, if I play there, I am doing it for the wrong reasons.

Nowadays, it's hard to know if a player really deserves the money spent on him, because transfer values are high.

Milan, Inter, Roma, Juventus, Lazio - all of the big Italian clubs would be nice, but my son has a lot of work to do to show himself off and demonstrate his talent. Let's take things slowly.

I will be busy playing, getting in shape, and learning English, and being in a smaller town will help me do that. And I want the challenge of trying to get Bolton into Europe for the first time in their history.

In soccer, you have to be sly.

I know nothing about meetings between clubs, and I don't want to know anything about them.

The pressure in Brazil is a little complicated, a little menacing.

Everything is harder when you are a Nordestino. You have to work harder than anybody else because people will be judging you with much less mercy than the other players.

I would like to play with Messi; it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.

It gives me great pleasure to see my name linked with clubs like Manchester United and Milan.

If Milan agrees to let me go, and if there's an agreement between the clubs, I would love to play for Madrid.

At Milan, I'm giving everything I've got during training to earn myself a chance. I honestly don't know why I can't find space in the team, even on the bench.

When I came to Spain, people thought I would fly home again after the holidays, stay up all night celebrating, and would have no discipline. That may be true of other players, but it's not my way.

There was an offer from Tottenham when I was leaving Spain to go to Milan, and at the time, I chose to go to Milan because of their history and tradition in the world of football.

I mean no offence, but we know that the French league is not the same as the Spanish or English league, where there's more difficulty.

Neymar will leave Barca fans speechless. He could become an even better player than he was during the Confederations Cup with Brazil. He'll easily adapt to the style of the team and will be very happy there.

Neymar is the most important player in our national team. His absence is felt when he doesn't play. Same holds true for Barcelona. Such is his impact.

Me, if I'm in a long-distance race, I have speed. In the sprint, I don't have so much speed.

I was very excited about the possibility of playing for Spurs and in England. I would like to thank the club for their efforts in trying to sign me.

I will never forget the hunger I used to feel.

Ronaldo? He is the most dangerous player at Real. It is hard to stop him, like Messi, because both score a lot of goals, and you never know what is going to be the next thing they will invent for scoring.