“I think all children like futsal. Making quick decisions, moving fast ...” — Douglas Costa Quote

“I think all children like futsal. Making quick decisions, moving fast when you're in difficulties on the pitch; it teaches you a lot. I'm passionate about this sport.”

“It's clear that I'm a winger. I've now defined that as my position.”

“When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.”

“Guardiola is exceptional.”

“Pep has the magic touch. He breathes football.”

“To play at Chelsea is a dream for any player. It is standing next to some of the best players in the world and competing with the world's best as well.”

“I remember sometimes a difficulty and I realise that it taught me something or it helped me later on. The difficulties in the past are the wins in the present.”

“I have learnt a lot about the challenges children face - poverty, inequality and their difficulties in accessing basic services.”

“I was raised on John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series. Something about this genre - hard-boiled-private-eye-with-heart-of-gold - never failed to take me away from whatever difficulties haunted my daily world to a wonderful land where I was no more than an enthralled spectator.”

“We learn so much from difficulties.”

“I had difficulties getting into telly, because people say that if you've been in the theatre you'll shout, but then I did telly and I didn't shout.”

“After 'A Separation,' I found it much easier to work in Iran because I worked with very enthusiastic people who were very involved in the work, and that facilitated a number of things. It made it possible to iron out some of the difficulties found by other filmmakers in Iran.”