Sometimes I make mistakes in my lineup. I don't make any mistakes to harm someone. — Zico Failure Copy Share Image
Honestly speaking, I was not really interested in a managerial job when my playing career ended. — Zico Career Copy Share Image
My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too. — Zico Grandfather Copy Share Image
Maradona has done a lot for his clubs, as Messi does, and for the Argentina national team. — Zico Argentina Copy Share Image
Being a soccer coach is just like being a general who has the responsibility of guiding his troops into battle. If a… — Zico Battle Copy Share Image
When I went to Japan, I was with Kashima Antlers. Very good results were produced with that team as I aimed to… — Zico Football Copy Share Image
The history of Brazil goes from Pele to Garrincha, Didi, Tostao, Gerson, then to all of us who followed them. — Zico Brazil Copy Share Image
I remember winning the Asian Cup in 2004 in China, coming through so much adversity including a final against the hosts. We… — Zico Adversity Copy Share Image
Football is a collective sport and many times it doesn't depend on you playing well. It depends if the team is playing… — Zico Copy Share Image
Considering Messi's quality and everything he represents, I don't think I've seen him playing with a guy following him around the pitch… — Zico Copy Share Image
Brazilian football has always been very much admired in Japan and, of course, after my participation and so many other Brazilians, it… — Zico Copy Share Image
I am thankful to Fenerbahce for the opportunity that they gave me and I believe that I repaid their faith with good… — Zico Faith Copy Share Image
A lot of people talk about what the 1982 team did on the pitch but that side was so dear to Brazilian… — Zico Copy Share Image
When God built Pele, he put everything that a player needs in him. He knew how to shoot, how to dribble, how… — Zico Copy Share Image
Maradona is among the best five players I've ever seen: Garrincha, Pele, Diego, Cruijff and Beckenbauer. — Zico Copy Share Image
I was born close to soccer, and I've been living and working in soccer since I was small. — Zico Copy Share Image
For me, the 1982 Brazil squad was the best, although we could not win the World Cup. — Zico Copy Share Image
I wish I could help in a more substantial way, the football in India in a more global, national way. — Zico Football Copy Share Image
Everything Maradona did, he did with a guy hanging on his neck during 90 minutes. — Zico Copy Share Image
It's bad when there are internal problems at the club - when people have doubts about you internally. — Zico Copy Share Image
It is always good to keep learning. Every day things change and we should recycle ourselves every day. — Zico Change Copy Share Image
I have always said that to manage Brazil I would have to be managing in Brazil first. — Zico Copy Share Image
I will never do as a coach the things I hated people doing to me when I was a player. — Zico Coach Copy Share Image
I've always done everything with love and dedication, thinking of the best for the club and the fans. — Zico Copy Share Image
Pele has all the qualities and characteristic that a football player has to have. — Zico Copy Share Image
My philosophy is always to play forward because goal is the reason of football. — Zico Copy Share Image
Every great player is more outstanding in the victory, but has more pressure in defeats. — Zico Copy Share Image
Neymar and Balotelli have the same problem. They spend too much time on their activities off the pitch. — Zico Football Copy Share Image
