I like fireworks too, but I set them off in gardens or kebab stands. I never set fire to my own house.

When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.

Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.

I don't like to talk about myself.

When I started to play football, when I was around 15, 16, I remember the players that played on the national team and noticed that it was only typically Swedish guys.

People trash talk me.

Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can't have any regrets.

I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult.

I always put myself second -- I like to make others happy.

I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

I did many stupid things. I made many mistakes, but I learnt from everything. I still make mistakes; I still learn from them. Nobody is perfect.

Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions.

I do not need a trophy to tell myself that I am the best.

Lionel Messi is awesome.

An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.

I am very proud. It is always fun to win such a prize, to be chosen as Swedens best player a certain year.

You don't need a team leader, you need quality.

I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'

Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.