Quotes from Zico

I want to win all the time; even in a dice game I want to win.

When I can, I always like coming to Italy to have some nice wine.

I am thankful to Fenerbahce for the opportunity that they gave me and I believe that I repaid their faith with good work on the pitch.

Pele has all the qualities and characteristic that a football player has to have.

When you hear cheers at the moment you need a bit of a push, players can react to that and perform at their best.

I hope that all the Indian football players who will be with me under my coaching will show their talent and come out with great success.

It's hard for me to get to grips with how much players have changed since I retired. There are too many annoying habits; the kids are getting rich earlier and earlier, which brings a weird sense of entitlement.

It is always good to keep learning. Every day things change and we should recycle ourselves every day.

Sometimes I make mistakes in my lineup. I don't make any mistakes to harm someone.

I will never do as a coach the things I hated people doing to me when I was a player.

Sometimes you decide games, but you can't decide a competition. So, Messi's merit is not undone because he hasn't won a World Cup.

You can't win the World Cup without playing the big boys.

With respect to Qatar as a country that wants to grow, you can't have a World Cup in a country that doesn't have football.

For me, the 1982 Brazil squad was the best, although we could not win the World Cup.

It's so important to be chosen for the national team. For the Copa America, for the World Cup, or just friendly matches, it's such an honour to reach that stage and be chosen for the team. People expect players to wear Brazil's shirt, win the title with pride, and keep winning. You have to have the mental strength to get over this pressure.

A great player can win, but cannot claim titles alone. You need to have a great team who are close and able to support you.

I remember winning the Asian Cup in 2004 in China, coming through so much adversity including a final against the hosts. We won 3-1 and it was a wonderful competition, which we won by playing great football.

Neymar and Balotelli have the same problem. They spend too much time on their activities off the pitch.

For me dialogue is as essential in football as in life. I like to talk to my players and I never impose anything, I always give them the chance to make their own choices.

Legacy is an issue, in my opinion. People in the ISL seemed very much more worried about winning, than in creating a legacy.

During practice sessions I try and bring every inch of my experience to show the players what to expect, what can happen, what to avoid so that the team can focus on what they have learnt during training sessions.

In my career I always tried to improve to become one of the great players, because I felt I had received a gift from God and I had to make good use of it, to become worthy of having received this talent.

It's bad when there are internal problems at the club - when people have doubts about you internally.

In Japan, football has grown but it doesn't mean that baseball has regressed. Baseball also has grown with football.