With my newfound free time, I’ve been traveling alone to Italy, England, Sweden and other places. I have a lot of plans and some good things are coming up. I think I’ll be active again soon.

When I retire from football, I would love to live here two or three months during the winter. I like Thailand, especially in wintertime—beautiful place, nice people, blue sea, good food and nice weather.

I have two or three books beside my bed and a history of Sweden in 10 volumes. It’s easier to read than the football books I usually read.

I’m a lucky man, I’ve been working for 30 years doing the thing that I love, which is to play football.

My goal is try to keep fit because if you are not healthy, it’s hard to keep doing what you like. I’m running, doing yoga, swimming and playing tennis.

The most memorable game in my life was the 1982 IFK Göteborg for the UEFA Cup, when a Swedish team won a big title in Europe for the first time. That was a big step for me.

My philosophy is to always try to behave and be kind to other people. I think that’s important.

My idol is Nelson Mandela. I met him and it was a real pleasure. Being that kind and understanding to other people, living with that spirit, even though he was imprisoned for 27 years­—that’s fantastic. He’s so important to the whole continent of Africa.

The journalists in England write a lot about me. Some things are true; some are not.

I don’t care about these things because if you care, you lose sleep over it. I sleep very well.

My job is trying to win football games—as many as possible. Sometimes you lose, but you still have to try and win the next time.

I’d say it’s better to have pressure than not, because if there’s pressure on you it means you are coaching an important team. And I like that.