"I have been thinking about this, it was something I dreamed about happening quite a lot," he told reporters.
"I'm enjoying this moment, because of all I suffered, the criticism I received. So there you go," he said.
Suarez
scored with a clever first-half header and struck the winner five
minutes from time with a trademark powerful shot to almost certainly
eliminate England from the tournament.
"Before the
game too many people in England laughed about my attitude over the last
few years," he said. "This is a very good time for me. I want to see
what they think now,” he added.
"It was one of the
best games I've played. It's an amazing moment for me. Maybe a few days
ago I thought this wouldn't be possible," he said.
The
controversial Liverpool striker had knee surgery last month and missed
the opening game against Costa Rica, so he was also keen to pay tribute
to his doctor Walter Ferreira.
"If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be here," Suarez said.
Recalling
his winning goal, Suarez, who has served lengthy bans in England for
racially abusing and biting opponents, said he wanted to dedicate it to
those people who had stuck with him.
"When I saw
the ball I closed my eyes and kicked it for all the things I went
through, for the people that supported me," he said, his voice cracking.
"And it went in.
"Nobody could have imagined a match like this," the 27-year-old said.
Uruguay joined Italy and Costa Rica, who play on Friday, on three points at the top of the group.
Source: Sports News
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