It was kind of overwhelming, really.

You have clear alternatives. This is new. The question is how far will the candidates go to win, and will the losers accept the results?

He came up to me and said, 'This is what football is all about, so enjoy it,' .

Most Mexicans think he is well-intentioned. It's not that this presidency has been bad; it's been very mediocre, frivolous. Many Mexicans' attitude is one of resignation.

I've never experienced something like that in the past.

We expected that with electoral democracy there would be a trickle down of positive effects. That did not happen.

There are more Mexicans dying trying to reach the [United States] now than before, and that has to do with the fact that some parts of the border are being closed and the immigrants have to walk through the desert and the mountains. And that's increasing the human cost.

It definitely makes up for last week.

I knew I was going to make the kick, ... Kicking into the wind might have been a problem during warm-ups, but during the game you put it out of your mind.