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“In my country, the kids start to play soccer when they are seven or eight.”
“I know a lot of people and Miami has become like my home. I have been here for a long time. I had many great times here.'”
“I played against Messi, against Cristiano, but the Brazilian Ronaldo, for me, was different.”
“I grew up in Rome and joined Lazio at 8 years old.”
“We have to win the games we can win.”
“Since 2004 I have come to Miami every summer for holidays.”
“Even as a player I never had a problem with Inter, they always had great respect for me and vice versa.”
“I won a lot of trophies.”
“In Italian football, all you see are the usual defects: clubs making losses, players not getting paid, rules that don't exist or get twisted.”
“I probably would have stayed at Lazio for my whole life, but unfortunately, there was a collapse.”
“Playing Inter is always tense.”
“In Europe, you work every day on tactics, and when you play you feel better sometimes.”
“If you win, then the rest - being popular - will follow.”
“Madrid is a difficult place to coach. There's a lot of pressure and Ancelotti is very good when he's under pressure.”
“My best coach is Ancelotti. I work with him for eight years and he was the best, the way he manages the group, tactical things, and much more, for me he is a father.”
“Without money, I think it's impossible to win the Champions League.”
“I grew up with the Rome derby, I played the Milan derby but didn't live it the way I lived the Rome derby. In Rome it's a whole different thing, football is very important and not just a sport.”
“If everyone is attacking us, then it means they are afraid of us.”
“When we were small and we were taught how to play the game, we were taught that you always play to win.”
“Ronaldo's the best there is, because he can do the most skilful of things even in full flight when many others would probably mess it up.”