The city of Madrid is a beautiful city, and my family loved living there.
I was a young player at Real, but working with players like Zidane and Beckham every day taught me such a lot: how you win and lose as a team and how you must respect your team-mates.
It is a big challenge for me to come to the Chinese Super League.
I am Brazilian, and I can't offer my best performance if I'm not happy in every aspect of life.
Manchester is a sensational venue for football but an awful place to live... the winter, the cold and the dark nights. It's very hard for a young Brazilian.
When a Brazilian player comes to England and is successful, he ends up opening doors to other players.
I always get lucky against Chile.
I had one-and-a-half years of joy in Manchester, despite the city being a lot colder than Madrid!
Winning a derby is always a beautiful thing.
I am enjoying playing English football. It is very beautiful. With every game I play, I feel more comfortable.
Rio Ferdinand is the hardest opponent I have faced - strong and quick. He didn't kick you. He was so classy. I could do all my step-overs, but he would watch the ball and tackle so immaculately. He only got the ball.
Football is all about having fun.
I have always had a good relationship with Real Madrid fans, and I feel dear to them.
I owe a lot to playing on the street. And what was even better than playing on the street was playing football with my friends in the local graveyard. It was fantastic. We forgot what the time was and didn't even go home for our meals.
I am footballer, not a public relations person.
Roberto Mancini did not make the most of me.
At City, when I was playing, I knew that at some point, the substitution board would go up, and I was going to come off because the manager didn't have trust in me. Then, you start to lose your confidence on the pitch.
