Top 81 Quotes & Sayings by Rivaldo
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian athlete Rivaldo.
Last updated on November 5, 2024.
When I was playing in Santa Cruz or Mogi Mirim, they told me I was not the best. Nobody believed in me. The others would always be the top stars. But I did not let that get me down.
Eden Hazard would be a perfect signing for Real Madrid, not only for his talents as a player but also as a leader.
As far as Sao Paulo are concerned, I've never played for a club as well-structured as this.
Everything is harder when you are a Nordestino. You have to work harder than anybody else because people will be judging you with much less mercy than the other players.
I would like to play with Messi; it would be amazing. He is the best of the world, the one who makes more differences.
If Neymar doesn't leave PSG, he will never win anything important. Especially the Champions League, which is the most important competition.
I became famous when I scored that goal for Mogi Mirim direct from the kick-off against Noroeste. It was 18 April 1993, if I'm not mistaken. After that, my name was in all the papers.
I don't like Van Gaal, and I am sure he doesn't like me, either.
I know Tottenham are not among the biggest clubs in England, but they are considered a very good club to play for, a nice place to play.
There was an offer from Tottenham when I was leaving Spain to go to Milan, and at the time, I chose to go to Milan because of their history and tradition in the world of football.
I'm not a machine. I don't see why people demand more of me than of other players.
Me, if I'm in a long-distance race, I have speed. In the sprint, I don't have so much speed.
Neymar will leave Barca fans speechless. He could become an even better player than he was during the Confederations Cup with Brazil. He'll easily adapt to the style of the team and will be very happy there.
Brazil needs a player like Neymar at his best on the pitch because Neymar on the pitch gives more confidence to the other players.
I mean no offence, but we know that the French league is not the same as the Spanish or English league, where there's more difficulty.
I'm proud to have played 14 matches at the World Cup with the number ten shirt and to have scored eight goals.
Barcelona players know how to summon up Messi into the game, letting him rest in periods of the match and then using his services at vital moments when he shows up in the middle of the pitch to create his magical plays.
Neymar is the most important player in our national team. His absence is felt when he doesn't play. Same holds true for Barcelona. Such is his impact.
In Brazil, you know that only first place counts; in other countries, you might celebrate coming second, third, or fourth, but not in Brazil.
I take part in every training session, morning and afternoon, to make sure I'm fit enough.
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.
It's not easy to win a Cup. Brazil spent a long time, over 20 years, before winning it, so it's not easy. The Cup is hard: it's each 4 years.
Zidane is a very great player, a very calm player.
Winning the Olympic gold was amazing.
If I could choose anywhere in Brazil, the club I'd play for is Palmeiras.
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.
My father never left my side; on the street, on the beach, he was always with me. He helped me on the road to becoming a professional, and now I play just for him.
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.
I don't want to rely on what people say about me to feel good; playing's what I really enjoy.
It's in the knockout games that you discover who the great players really are.
Everyone here at Milan knows that my physical fitness is among the best in the squad; I always stand out in the tests.
Players that have had less minutes on the pitch compared to the usual starting XI will naturally concede more chances.
Things tend to get easier for Barcelona with Lionel Messi on the pitch.
Sometimes, a player and a coach can have a different opinion. In the end, the best interest of the end, the best interest of the club has to be kept in mind.
Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world. When you play in a team like this, you have more chance to show your performance.
It's a bad feeling, losing a World Cup.
When I came to Spain, people thought I would fly home again after the holidays, stay up all night celebrating, and would have no discipline. That may be true of other players, but it's not my way.
I've played lots of games carrying an injury, but people don't value what I do for Barcelona.
Coutinho is a great player, and I am sure he will stay at Barca for a long time.
I will never forget the hunger I used to feel.
Nowadays, it's hard to know if a player really deserves the money spent on him, because transfer values are high.
For Brazil, the World Cup really starts in the knockout rounds.
I don't think about being a goalscorer. Basically, it doesn't interest me. It's nice to score, of course, but I don't go round thinking about this.
It gives me great pleasure to see my name linked with clubs like Manchester United and Milan.
World Cup is the most important title I have won. There is no doubt about that.
The pressure in Brazil is a little complicated, a little menacing.
In football, the stronger team is the one which wins.
If Milan agrees to let me go, and if there's an agreement between the clubs, I would love to play for Madrid.
I advise everyone with plans to visit Brazil for the Olympics in Rio - to stay home. You'll be putting your life at risk here. This is without even speaking about the state of public hospitals and all the Brazilian political mess.
I'm a quiet, shy person and not someone who likes the limelight.
Paul Pogba is a very good player.
I am evangelical and believe much in God.
I am not ashamed to say I will speak up to defend myself.
Louis Van Gaal is a great coach. He has inspired a lot of players to give their best, shown them how to play.
Playing in Barca is impressive: they're in the Champions League; everyone talks about this team. You will not find another club like it in the world.
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.
Of course I'm not superhuman: I'm going to get tired; that's normal.
The number 10 player is the star of the team, and you have more responsibility.
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.
It's impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much, and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.
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