“I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.”

“People are going to think I'm crazy.”

“The last time I cry was when I won the champions. It was one of the best moments in my life.”

“Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, dreams are things which do not let you sleep.”

“Madrid and United are the two biggest clubs in the world and it’s a real 50-50. It could go either way. Manchester was my home and still is in my heart. I love it. Because when people treat you very well you never forget that. And I will never forget United, the people who work there and the supporters. So I am so happy to be going back to Manchester.”

“What, no more ceremony? See, my women! Against the blown rose may they stop their nose That kneel'd unto the buds.”

“The soul of this man is his clothes.”

“Fair ladies, masked, are roses in their bud;Dismasked, the damask sweet commixture shown,Are angels vailing clouds, or roses blown.”