Bolas e Letras
Era para ser sobre futebol e livros. Mas há tanto mundo mais, a mente humana dispersa-se perdidamente, o país tem tanto sobre que perorar, eu perco-me de amores bem para lá da bola e das letras: Evas, vinho, amor, amigos, cinema, viagens, eu sei lá!
Da série a arte na ponta de uma chuteira
Sábado, 25.04.09
"International football is the continuation of war by other means."
George Orwell
"I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player".
Pélé
"Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football."
Albert Camus
"Unconsciously, I fell in love with the small round sphere, with its amusing and capricious rebounds which sometimes play with me."
Fabien Barthez
"There's a history made up by each of us, that leads us to that final victory. It's that history, in it's entirety, that turns us into champions."
José Mourinho
"I worked hard all my life for this. Those who say I don't deserve anything, that it all came easy, can kiss my ass."
Maradona
"I do want to play the short ball and I do want to play the long ball. I think long and short balls is what football is all about."
Bobby Robson
"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had."
David Beckham
"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure."
Sven-Goran Eriksson
"I feel close to the rebelliousness and vigour of the youth here. Perhaps time will separate us, but nobody can deny that here, behind the windows of Manchester, there is an insane love of football, of celebration and of music."
Eric Cantona
"Football is the ballet of the masses."
Dmitri Shostakovich