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“I am absolutely satisfied with my experience in English football because despite the two dismissals it allowed me to win more than one trophy and to live in a different environment from Italy, where I feel very happy.”
“It's inevitable that you find out about your true self. There was so much I realized I had to work on, to try to improve.”
“I think England are a very exciting side because they have got so many young, talented, creative players, playing up front.”
“We were all in love with the club. We went to bed with Sampdoria pajamas on, while going to the Bogliasco training ground in the morning was always a joy: the blue of the sea on one side, the green of the hills on the other. Wonderful.”
“I don't want robots. I want players who are spontaneous.”
“I try not to cry in front of people that might get very emotional. I try to cry by myself. When I'm in a comfortable place, I don't hold anything inside. I just let it out, and I feel better afterwards.”
“My pleasure comes from doing my job in the best possible way. Whether it is at Chelsea or Juventus or Watford, it does not really matter.”
“The Italian players, they eat pressure for breakfast, so they grow up with a lot of pressure and they know how to handle it.”
“I'm looking forward to staying on the bench as a manager. I'm not going to push myself into the team or play for the sake of it.”
“A sore ankle, a swollen knee or a bruise makes you feel alive.”
“Italy should learn from the English system regarding security and civility.”
“I am not a warrior.”
“At Chelsea, even though I achieved a lot, they did not have great confidence in me.”
“If other teams want to score they must know they have to get past all 11 players. It's a simple philosophy.”
“I am a man who is on a journey and cancer has joined me on that journey... my goal is to keep walking, keep moving until he's had enough and leaves me alone.”
“They say the Premier League is best league in the world. Or Roy Keane says we are brainwashed into believing it. He might be right. But I can definitely say it's the most entertaining league.”
“I wasn't particularly good at showing my emotions and I kept things inside. It's not good. Now I realize that whenever I want to cry, I cry.”
“Conte can't wait to leave Chelsea. He can't stand that they sell or buy players without consulting him.”
“When you wake up in the morning and you see the same beautiful face next to you, your wife, you don't get bored do you?”
“Clubs have sponsors. They are just there for commercial reasons but the club calls them partners. Then you have the fans. The fans are emotionally involved, they are loyal, and the clubs call them customers. I think fans owning a share of the club would mean the owners know what 'customers' really think and feel.”