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Football is like life and I know life.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

The best thing about playing football is making fans happy. The supporters help us a lot out on the pitch.

From my point of view what I have to do now is appreciate and enjoy what football gave me, but now do something else with the same energy and enthusiasm I gave to football without expecting the same results.

When you're a kid that's all you want to do, go out and play football.

Football is easy when things are going well, but when its not, it becomes the biggest test.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Football is in a guy's DNA. A primal thing. You should play it so you can talk about the glory days when you get older and drink Bud with the guys from the office. Get it done when you're young, while you have the chance.

Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.

I am more mature now and know how to deal with certain situations in football. It's not all about highs; there are also lows, but I can deal with it. Football is a hard business.