"The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on."

"I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club."

"I have a car but it's not important."

"When times are difficult, I tell myself, 'I'm just passing through.'"

"It is a radiant truth that the richness of existence is found in simple harmonies, not superfluous splendors — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it ends up being a very adventurous process."

"My grandma is kind of a rock star. She goes to France and all over."

"Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation."