About Barcelona "I scored five times in Barcelona, ??and from personal experience I can say that goals at the gate of this team require a serious space for the striker" (quote for 2006).

About the fact that he was engaged in hockey "In the winter, you can not drive a ball in the street, so you were engaged in hockey in the cold, and in the summer played football. This sequence was at me constantly: football - hockey, hockey - football.

About Sabo "In life we ??have developed excellent relationships, besides, Jozsef Jozsefovich is very intense. and as a player, as a coach, and as a person. This, probably, reflected on his approach to me, broke in somehow in words. I know that Jozsef Jozsefovich wishes me only good, and for his part I answer him the same. Moreover, I understand him very well and owe him my dynamo formation - the fact that, coming from the double, immediately got into the main line-up ".

"It was only thanks to him, probably, that I immediately began to progress. At that time, the team had very good age, mature players, but he gave the young players the opportunity to play ".

About Lobanovsky "First of all, he was an extraordinary personality. Valery Vasilievich had an excellent sense of humor and broad outlook, was interested in almost everyone, was exclusively educated. I think it's impossible to divide him as a coach, as a football player, as a person - all of the above components helped him to become outstanding not only in Ukrainian, but also in world football ".

"We, especially after my departure, had very good, good relations, and as a player of Dynamo, I felt the attention of Valery Vasilyevich, and care. He had a special approach to all the guys, but this was only manifested when he went to his office, and in training or theoretical studies, where the entire team was present, he never singled out anybody - the collective for him was primarily ".

On the most beautiful goal in my career "Well, I scored a lot of them - it is difficult now even to somehow highlight. One of the most, in my opinion, beautiful scored for Dynamo. We played the final of the Cup of Ukraine against the Carpathians, I distinguished myself twice. The second goal was remembered: from the center of the field passed, several opponents beat. Effectively everything looked ".

On the goal against the Russian team "Yes, he's funny, but in life and not this happens. I agree, the ball is very important. Firstly, there was a great confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, and secondly, it was a qualifying match for Euro 2000, and the victory over us gave Russia the opportunity to immediately get there, and as a result we reached the playoffs of the ".

About Berlusconi "Berlusconi before the season promised: if I become the best scorer of the Italian championship, I can spend a vacation on his yacht and in his house - and kept the word".

"He is very kind, with an interesting biography, and I'm glad that he met with him. We have developed not just good, but excellent, trusting relationships, and I'm really lucky that I talk with Berlusconi ".

"I have Berlusconi's direct mobile phone number and I can call him at any time".

On the relations within the collective of the stellar Milan "Whatever it was, we had a wonderful relationship. With many of Milan's stars, former and current, we still remain friends, often call up - I got into an excellent team ".

About why Milan threw for Chelsea "I thought about the future: I thought where would our family settle down better".

"What is the reason for the transition to Chelsea? First of all, the concerns - mine and my wife - about the future: they thought where our family would better settle. For children, better than the city, where they can grow up, go to school, study at the university and work afterwards, do not find ".

"Firstly, because both know English, and secondly, from there the same distance to both America and Ukraine - several hours of flight with a little time difference. Still, Chris will be closer to their own, and my relatives close by ".

About Abramovich "Exclusively modest, pleasant, intelligent, intelligent, but I avoid talking about someone, because I respect the privacy, the inviolability of their private life. I will say this: it's not just an acquaintance, but a warm friendly relationship. We still communicate and, I think, we will always communicate ".

"Almost every season, since Roman bought Chelsea, I was persistently called on this team, so for the third or fourth time I seriously thought about this option and decided".

About Mourinho "Everything was fine, we always found a common language".

"Jose is a great coach. Every specialist I've worked with has his own strategy, but Mourinho is a winner by nature. The Portuguese has a colossal experience, he perfectly understands the physical and psychological state of the team and what it now needs to add. Once upon a time it takes more time, once - less ".

On whether the national team of Ukraine can win the European Championship or World Cup "Depending on how fast our championship will develop. If so, as now, we have a chance, because for the last 10 years he has significantly added "(quote for 2009 year).

About the difference between Brazilians and Ukrainians. "They are more technical, but we are physically stronger, they prefer combinational football, and we are athletic: they are two different schools, and it's impossible to say which is better. Yes, Brazil is a long tradition, won world championships, always very good players ".

About the "five greatest" "Of those I saw? Blokhin, Zidane, Ronaldo, Maldini and Maradona".

About Blokhin "I liked Blokhin, and I am very glad that my life was ordered so that we worked together (not just work, but went a long way, got to the World Cup, they were successful there). It's nice that they collaborated not just as a football player with a coach, that we were united and continue to unite human relations ".

"Oleg Vladimirovich possessed the highest speed, very competently, cleverly and rationally on the field acted. I saw Blokhin in one of his last seasons - he was the undisputed leader, gave beautiful shows, scored excellent goals. It was a solid and spectacular game ".

About injuries "Probably, the most serious trauma is back, because everything starts from the spine. If the weather changes, especially the day after the game, I feel disgusting ".

About politics "Politics is to a certain extent close to me, because all my life I was under pressure and had to make responsible decisions. I was inspired by the thought that I can do something for my country. Along the way, I realized that through sport, you can do a lot and give a lot to people. I have a foundation that helps orphans and children left without parental care. Today my country is going through difficult times, and there are not so many positive things in people's lives, and just one of them is football "(citation for November 2015).

About other countries "Now, wherever I come: to the United States, England, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Russia - everywhere I feel good. I have a destiny: in many of these countries I lived, and when you know the language, the mentality, everything is perceived much easier ".

About Kristen Pasik "I'm good at people, and when I met Kristen, I did not just realize that I loved her, but I felt: this is the person with whom you can associate life. It is also important that she is from a sports family. Previously, her father played baseball, was a coach, and in good teams, and now works as a scout, so she knows the sporting life. In baseball, just like in football, constant flights, increased attention of fans and everything else, and Kristen is familiar from childhood, but it's not just in her sporting past: we are very close in spirit and equally see life, so we and easy together ".

About the women's field "After I was present at birth, I treat all women, mothers, with the greatest respect".

About Beckham "David is an outstanding football player, because, having no special data, he achieved great success. He has a wonderful transmission, he sees the field perfectly, but it's all ".

About whether it feels like a star "I'm a star and do not feel. Yes, I am a well-known person, public, and I like it. People easily find contact, I feel their mood, so I do not have any problems ".

On the Ukrainian language "I speak Ukrainian, it's true. The only thing I do not have now is language practice. While it's easier for me to formulate thoughts on a football topic in Italian or Russian, but I'm working on the language of ".

About Parenting Meetings "We have more wife doing lessons with children. But I'm just going to my parents' meetings. If I'm at home, then I definitely take the kids to school, pick them up, talk with the teachers. Well, the meeting. It's cool there. I always go to these meetings. I have time all, I like it. In addition, they have great class meetings, it's a little different from what was in my time at the school in Kiev. There are very informal, liberated meetings, learn a lot about children, their progress, the inclinations of ".

About the current Milan "Previously, to wear Milan's shirt was more responsible than now, because we played for champions, a team with many titles. Above the players there was a huge responsibility, now it's not so ".

On the training process in the national team of Ukraine "All the trainings, programs and preparatory part for me. I have helpers who give me information, and then I make a decision. I put the final point, so without my consent nothing is done. If I see that the player does not train properly, when he is given a chance, and he does not use it, because he is not motivated, does not want to fight for his place in the squad, such a football player has no place in the national team ".

About Ronaldinho "I remember this game in the performance of Ronaldinho. It was not just magic for me. You're one of the best players in the world I've seen, Ronnie! I was lucky to play with you in the same team ".

About Iniesta "Iniesta - the great. He deserved to leave Barcelona when he wanted to ".

About the League of Nations "I am glad that there was such a tournament as the League of Nations. The tournament allows the teams of lower level to get to the European Championship through the playoffs. Plus the groups are allocated correctly, there is not a big difference in the class between the teams. I think for fans it will be interesting to follow the matches, each of which will be tense in its own way ".

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