Football Quotes by Dani Alves

What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

— Dani Alves

I think that my team is more important than me.

— Dani Alves

Messi is much better than Cristiano Ronaldo.

— Dani Alves

Messi has a divine gift.

— Dani Alves

I love football, adore it.

— Dani Alves

Barcelona is my home. It's impossible to say that I wouldn't return.

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

I'm a huge fan of Michael Jordan, and I love the game of basketball.

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

The idea that I might finish my career without going to the Premier League, it is not possible.

— Dani Alves

At Barcelona, it wasn't about winning all the time; it was first about how to win.

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

I think that the best player in the world should be quiet, humble, and friendly. Lionel Messi is all of these things,…

— Dani Alves

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that's why, in every interview I'm…

— Dani Alves

Barcelona focus a lot on what Barcelona does and not on what others are going to do. It creates a different way…

— Dani Alves

Before I go up against the best forwards in the world - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar - I study their strengths…

— Dani Alves

Those who know Neymar know his great quality and how special he is. And I insist again, we have to take care…

— Dani Alves

If you have a negative model, you do negative things. If you have a positive model, like Guardiola, who says positive things…

— Dani Alves

Before I went to Juventus, I made a final promise to the board at Barcelona. I said, 'You're going to miss me.'…

— Dani Alves

I've already promised that I want to end my career where I started it, as a way of thanking those who gave…

— Dani Alves

Starting in a World Cup is always complicated, hard, and important. When you start well... The rest of the competitors are watching.…

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

Everyday Leo Messi surprises us with something different.

— Dani Alves

If people only knew how much I respect Cristiano Ronaldo. I will repeat it to make myself clear: I respect Cristiano Ronaldo.

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves

Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the…

— Dani Alves

I sometimes think that life is a circle. See, I cannot get away from genius. At Barca, I had Messi. At Juve,…

— Dani Alves

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

— Dani Alves