Quotes by Argentinian authors

"I'll be too old to face a difficult championship as the one in America will surely be"

"Beckham is a nice man and I'm sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more"

"All the people that criticised me should eat their words"

"When God decides its time, I guess he'll come for us"

"To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt"

"Of course in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be"

"I like English football, always have. It's just that people go on about the World Cup in 1986 and then I'm seen as the real bad boy"

"I certainly have an advantage over some because I can pass on so much from the World Cups I played in"

"I am black or white, I'll never be grey in my life"

"To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world"

"There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world"

"I gave all I had. Now I want to enjoy my family"

"God makes me play well. That is why I always make the sign of a cross when I walk out on to the pitch. I feel I would be betraying him if I didn't"

"When I wear the national team shirt, its sole contact with my skin makes it stand on an end"

"Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football"

"I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy and then you have peace of mind"