Top 77 Dani Alves Quotes

Anytime someone is wearing Jordan, you have to respect!

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that’s why, in every interview I’m asked, I always say the same thing: He is the best manager that I have worked with.

Behind the footballer, there is a human being.

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

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

I know that if the people close to me are happy, I am happy, and I can do my job better.

At other clubs I have been, at Juventus, at Barca, we had two ‘ships’: one for the domestic league and another for the Champions League.

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model… I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.

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

The most important thing in life is to know where you come from, and I know where I come from.

Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well… The rest of the competitors are watching. I think it’s the most important match in a World Cup, along with the final.

Sometimes, words are twisted and don’t reach people in their intended way.

My parents gave me a practical example of what life was about, and I won’t forget that.

Google seems to be more intelligent than some people.

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care of players like that; they illuminate football. It’s players like him that make football have any sense.

I think that my team is more important than me.

When things begin to go negative, sometimes we just have to cover our ears and not let such circumstances influence us.

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 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.

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

I have lived with a lot of racism in Spain. Unfortunately, I have had to learn to deal with it.

In life, you have to weigh everything up, even when they are just decisions about your career.

Criticising is a weapon of the weak.

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.

It’s the old story: do you want a normal car, or something top of the range? That is how I am – the older I am, the more expensive I am!

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

Decisions are for the brave, and I am the bravest, deciding to leave Barcelona and Juventus.

People who want to know who I am, or my history, put my name into Google.

Jose Mourinho is a great coach. I would really like to work with him, and I once came close. He knows what weapons to use against teams, and he has won everything.

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.

In life, people move on their interests and even more when money is an issue.

From God, I have the strength and intelligence to have alternatives and can live even without football.

At Brazil, we play as a collective, something that also happens in Barcelona, but not at Real Madrid.

For me, Thiago Silva remains the best defender in the world.

Sometimes I think that people are not prepared to listen and discuss truths.

It is hard to improve someone as a player, but is easier to help someone become a better person.

Before I went to Juventus, I made a final promise to the board at Barcelona. I said, ‘You’re going to miss me.’ I didn’t mean as a player. Barca have plenty of incredible players. What I meant was that they were going to miss my spirit.

Fans insult me and call me ‘monkey.’ At first, I was quite shocked, but now I do not give it importance.

I left hurt because I think I fought hard to create a great history at Barcelona. I left with 23 titles in eight years.

I don’t understand why everyone fights for power, money, fame.

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

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

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’ve already promised that I want to end my career where I started it, as a way of thanking those who gave me the chance to make my name in football. I want to have a spell there before I retire, but one that’s enjoyable for me and for them, too.

The world is evolving, and we must evolve with it.

Money’s a necessary evil, there to give you moments. It gives me things I couldn’t have – nice things – but happiness? That’s a not a question of money and fame. Quite the opposite.

I never hid my move to Real Madrid was almost done… my fate changed, and I arrived at Barcelona instead.

What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

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

I have faced many, but the most annoying was James Milner. He follows you forward and follows you backwards. It’s very difficult because he attacks you and defends you, and then attacks you and defends you again.

For those who are genuinely passionate about football, Barca are worthy of admiration.

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.

I’m a good crazy. A crazy good guy. Someone who makes the most of life.

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.

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

Having my friends close to me is always a pleasure, a great honour.

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

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

I love football, adore it.

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

I respect people with high levels of self-esteem.

I always think about life, and I think that we are here with a mission, and once we have done our mission, we go somewhere else.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I have flaws, but I’m honest.

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

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

If you lose a title, perhaps it’s because your rivals are better than you are. But to be demoted from the top flight is really heartbreaking.

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

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.

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

I’m a very restless person, and new experiences excite me more than anything else.

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 like my decisions to be taken carefully, so they don’t harm anyone close to me, so that the people close to me are happy.

Everyone wants, wants, wants… and when they have, they feel desperate.

I would not play in Madrid. If I leave Barca, I would not go there. My Madrid train has passed.

Everything Neymar does turns into news. If he gets emotional, they criticise. If he colours his hair, they criticise.

If you live your life by what others say, it stops being your life.