60 Quotes by Ronaldinho

If you're playing for five hours you don't want to score goals all the time and I loved dribbling. I could score a goal, but I preferred to dribble.

A lot of the moves I make originate from futsal. It's played in a very small space, and the ball control is different in futsal. And to this day my ball control is pretty similar to a futsal player's control.

I remember seeing Eric Cantona play for Manchester United. The way he used to control games was special to watch.

Brazil goes into every World Cup expecting to win - so when it is in Brazil it is expected even more. You can't understand what the World Cup means to our country.

My game is based on improvisation. Often, a forward does not have the time to think too much. You have a second, rarely more, to decide whether to dribble, shoot or pass to the right or left. It is instinct that gives the orders.

The toughest opponents for me are the defenders who are tough in the way they play - where you can't see a way through.

Ashley Cole is a fantastic defender. I have seen him keep the best players in the world quiet.

When I got to the senior national team, there was another Ronaldo, so they started calling me Ronaldinho because I was younger.

God gives gifts to everyone, ... Some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.