My greatest idol? I?'ve always told everyone ? was Robinho as he was from Santos and I was always following him, so I'?m a great fan. Among others, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Kaká. Many of them.
I always liked Santos. Then I started watching, it was the time, when I was very young, it was Robinho, Diego. Then I got the season that Neymar, Ganso and Elano played, I saw them all playing, that's when I fell in love with Santos.
I dreamt of being like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaucho.
I dreamt of being like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho Gaucho.
Brazil always had a lot of good players, but I always enjoyed watching Kaka and Ronaldinho. They played in more or less my position.
There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.
When I used to watch Ronaldinho his dribbling skills and the way he played I am really a fan of that. Kaka he was very fast, he scored goals and them both are the players I look up to.
For me, Paul Scholes is on the same level as Ronaldo. The real Ronaldo, not Cristiano. I always thought he was a great player but after I played alongside him I realised he was Manchester United's greatest player of all time. He did his talking on the pitch which I respected most.
When I was smaller, I always looked up to Zidane, Messi, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.
My whole family is from Santos. Since I was little, I grew up watching this. I was becoming a player and I always dreamed of playing for Santos, but I went to Manchester. I got older, then everyone said, 'Why won't you play for our Santos?' I want to go, but I can't now. I want to play football in Europe, and then I'll go.
I always said that when Madrid win, it wasn't just because of Ronaldo, Kaka, or another, and when you lose, it is not fair to blame the failures on these people alone.
I have now played with both him (Cristiano Ronaldo) and Ronaldinho. And Ronaldo is top in Europe at the moment.
Both of them in the same team would be like a bomb. It would be an incredible spectacle for the people.
What's more, I am totally convinced the two are able to play in the same side.
Ronaldinho and Robinho are two totally different players.
I always looked up to Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo because he was for me the ideal footballer. He was at United, he had an unbelievable shot, his skills, he was fast, so the complete player. I always try to do the same things on the pitch like him.
I always liked watching Ronaldo and Ronaldinho; they were the players who I dreamt about meeting. They inspired me a lot in my own style of play.
With myself, Mario Balotelli, Robinho, Alessandro Matri, Giampaolo Pazzini, and now Kaka, we will be too strong.
If you are not born a Ronaldo or a Kaka, you can still become a great player through commitment, serenity, perseverance, loving what you do.