Louis Van Gaal is a great coach. He has inspired a lot of players to give their best, shown them how to play.

Rivaldo

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In soccer, you have to be sly.

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A man without a family has nothing from life. I need my family in order to enjoy life when things are going well. And when things are not going well, they give me support.

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

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

stand best squad fitness

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.

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

little brazil complicated pressure

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

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

very great calm player

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

much me speed race

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.

best god football history

I don't like Van Gaal, and I am sure he doesn't like me, either.

i-am he like me

As far as Sao Paulo are concerned, I've never played for a club as well-structured as this.

far club never concerned

Of course I'm not superhuman: I'm going to get tired; that's normal.

going get tired normal

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.

great me you sometimes

I take part in every training session, morning and afternoon, to make sure I'm fit enough.

afternoon training enough morning

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

good me enjoy people

When you get onto the ball, people think three or four times before deciding whether to try and tackle you. Your opponents respect you, and your markers give you a couple of metres of space.

you respect space people

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

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

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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.

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