Zico Quotes

"Football is a collective game, not an individual game."

"A great player can win, but cannot claim titles alone. You need to have a great team who are close and able to support you."

"Football is a collective sport and many times it doesn't depend on you playing well. It depends if the team is playing well."

"My philosophy is always to play for a win."

"My philosophy is always to play forward because goal is the reason of football."

"I will never give up on football that is played well."

"I want to win all the time; even in a dice game I want to win."

"I don't believe in luck."

"In football, everything is possible."

"There is nothing wrong in losing with dignity, it is a part of the game."

"Everyone has the right to make mistakes."

"I might have made mistakes but I have always been honest."

"I am not afraid to say what I feel."

"It is always good to keep learning. Every day things change and we should recycle ourselves every day."

"In life we always have to learn something, I learn everything daily."

"If you want to try new challenges you have to adapt."

"You need to always try to find new challenges."

"I liked it when people relied on me... because then I knew I had something different to offer."

"Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats."

"Football always has pressure."

"I will never do as a coach the things I hated people doing to me when I was a player."

"I always play players who are fit - even if it means playing out of position."

"An athlete needs to maintain a proper diet."

"I've always done everything with love and dedication, thinking of the best for the club and the fans."

"My only dream was to wear the number ten shirt of Flamengo. Since then I have just taken things as they have come to me."