Zico

I would like to work in England. I find that place very interesting.

— Zico

Everything Maradona did, he did with a guy hanging on his neck during 90 minutes.

— Zico

I wish I could help in a more substantial way, the football in India in a more global, national way.

— Zico

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

— Zico

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

— Zico

Pele has all the qualities and characteristic that a football player has to have.

— Zico

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

— Zico

Others are others, Pele is Pele, he is totally different.

— Zico

Sometimes a team plays very well but doesn't manage to score, while another team comes and scores. But then, that's how football…

— Zico

During practice sessions I try and bring every inch of my experience to show the players what to expect, what can happen,…

— Zico

Profit and fame will not develop Indian football. Professionals, technique development, legacy specialists, and experts in football business, will develop India as…

— Zico

For me dialogue is as essential in football as in life. I like to talk to my players and I never impose…

— Zico

In my career I always tried to improve to become one of the great players, because I felt I had received a…

— Zico

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two players that, the way I see it, can have a spot amongst the best of all…

— Zico

In Brazil, U.S., Japan and some other countries, there are many sports being played and I hope that will be the case…

— Zico

With respect to Qatar as a country that wants to grow, you can't have a World Cup in a country that doesn't…

— Zico

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which…

— Zico

I traveled to many countries when I played. But wherever I went, it was a journey between an airport, a hotel, a…

— Zico

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

— Zico

I have always said that to manage Brazil I would have to be managing in Brazil first.

— Zico

Ozil is a great player. He's the brain of the German national team.

— Zico

It's bad when there are internal problems at the club - when people have doubts about you internally.

— Zico

Honestly speaking, I was not really interested in a managerial job when my playing career ended.

— Zico

My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too.

— Zico

Maradona has done a lot for his clubs, as Messi does, and for the Argentina national team.

— Zico

Football is a collective game, not an individual game.

— Zico

Sometimes I make mistakes in my lineup. I don't make any mistakes to harm someone.

— Zico

My father taught me to love Flamengo, which has always been my second home.

— Zico

In my days, players were only thinking about publicity during holiday and on rest days.

— Zico

Everything you can imagine from a player, Pele has done it.

— Zico

I don't believe that politics has to be part of the sporting world.

— Zico

For me, the 1982 Brazil squad was the best, although we could not win the World Cup.

— Zico

I was born close to soccer, and I've been living and working in soccer since I was small.

— Zico

Maradona is among the best five players I've ever seen: Garrincha, Pele, Diego, Cruijff and Beckenbauer.

— Zico

Rivaldo was fundamental for me accepting the challenge in Bunyodkor.

— Zico

When I can, I always like coming to Italy to have some nice wine.

— Zico

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

— Zico

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

— Zico

You can't win the World Cup without playing the big boys.

— Zico

I believe that soccer can be an example of understanding and peace between countries and between peoples.

— Zico