Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Dani Alves - Page 2

I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.

A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.

What's football for? To win. And to win, you have to score more.

I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve, I have Paulo Dybala. Genius follows me everywhere, I swear.

Messi has a divine gift.

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

When I signed for Barca, I knew their playing style was suited to my game.

I watch loads of football; whenever I am not playing, I am at home watching matches, including the English league.

I enjoy gastronomy, music, and fashion, so I'll end up involved in one of those three areas - or all three! They're things I have a passion for, and I only do what I'm passionate about.

People automatically think that because you attack, you can't defend. Not true.

When you want to win, you are doomed to suffer conflicts.

Players earn their wages, their livelihoods, and their right to compete to win things out on the pitch and not off it.

Messi is much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

If you have a negative model, you do negative things. If you have a positive model, like Guardiola, who says positive things and tells you to compete on the pitch and to play football, it's much better.

People are marked down for their age - once you get past 30, people look at you a bit funny. When you get to 35, the questions are all, 'When are you going to stop?' Calm down!

Leo Messi is a little football God. I love playing alongside him. We understand each other without needing to talk.

If you do the same as all the rest, you're the same as all the rest: I don't want to be just another player.

Cristiano works hard. We have our battles, but I admire him. He is a guy with great dedication, and he's competitive.

The fear of losing makes you better because it stops you cruising.

To be a great champion, you have to believe that you are the best, and if you aren't, then you have to act as though you are.

I have had disagreements with journalists, but they annoy me so much when they don't talk about football.

Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

I always say that in life, you should embrace those who want to embrace you.

When I was 18, I moved across the ocean just for the opportunity to play for a club that played against Barcelona. So to have the honour of playing for Barca? It was incredible.

I think Neymar is one of the few players who was touched by God when he was born, and He said, 'You will be thee player.'

English football is a type of football which excites me a lot.

I love English football. I love the way people live it so intensely.

A player cannot rely only on his name to make a difference but also has to work hard and make things happen on the pitch.

I like happiness, and when people try to destroy that, it winds me up.

I like attacking football, but that's not the only thing the game's about.

I love football, adore it.

I think that my team is more important than me.

Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way of working. Of course we studied our opponents to see their weak points and their strong points, but 70 per cent of the time, it was about us.

I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting to England.

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths and weaknesses like an obsession, and then I plan how I am going to attack. My goal is to show the world that Dani Alves is on the same level.

I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.

When you have experienced players, you don't tremble when it comes to playing in a hostile atmosphere or under pressure.

Yes, I love shoes and especially Jordans; they're always beautiful.

Everyday Leo Messi surprises us with something different.

As a professional, as a person, and as a player, I think he's fantastic. It's like he's dancing the tango. I just love how he plays football so elegantly. To me, Andres is Don Andres.

Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic.