A biography for Paolo di Caniohasn’t been written yet.
“Bed-wetting is something I had to deal with till I was 10 or 11.”
“You can influence your players in the wrong way or the right way. Your decisions can upset a lot of people... so you have to get them right. That's a big challenge.”
“I belong to English football.”
“I did ban ketchup and mayonnaise because the players have too much of it and it is not healthy. It is not professional in a top club in one of the top leagues in the world. I saw people put ketchup in their pockets trying to smuggle it in! It was crazy.”
“I have already proven my ability in League Two and League One, where there are many arrogant and average players and I was able to turn their mentality and help them become better footballers.”
“Maybe it's possible to have foreign national coaches in Africa or Albania but in Italy, Germany and England, how could you think of finding a manager from a different country?”
“It is clear that I am a good guy, anyone can say what they want - I am a good guy.”
“If you have ice with coke you can have indigestion.”
“I give the straight arm salute because it is a salute from a 'camerata' to 'camerati.' The salute is aimed at my people. With the straight arm I don't want to incite violence and certainly not racial hatred.”
“I know referees are under very high pressure.”
“I love to visit Stonehenge.”
“People with ambition want Paolo Di Canio.”
“I am a passionate man and if I want to wave my arms in the air nobody is going to stop me.”
“Every weekend I watch all the English games on TV but I always look out for the West Ham score, I have a special place for them in my heart.”
“I never feel pressure.”
“Paolo Di Canio never had a problem in his life with anyone.”
“I have friends who are black, Jewish.”
“The fans boo and insult and it is a part of the game.”
“Not all British heroes may have been winners, but they were all fighters, people who have the tenacity never to give up. I feel a special kinship towards that, every day I feel myself absorbing more and more of that bulldog spirit.”
“I've had bricks thrown at me by opposing fans. I've been tear-gassed and beaten by police.”