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The day I quit, I want people to be sad about it.
Pogba is one of those players who leaves you speechless.
Every kid thinks about scoring rather than not conceding.
I followed tennis a little. I liked Lendl, Edberg, and Rafter.
In this job, you accept criticism and give answers on the field.
Messi is an alien that dedicates himself to playing with humans.
I don't watch penalties in my hotel room. I watch naughty videos
I believe in doing the right things; that is my character and personality.
You score goals as a kid. Then you grow up stupid and become a goalkeeper.
When you have the chance to play a Champions League final, you have to win it.
Whenever I lose, I focus on the ability of my opponent and on the mistakes I made.
No record belongs to just one person, and there are no number ones outside of a group.
Maybe I'm the only footballer who isn't interested in cars. My Lancia Y gets me around.
In football, you win as a group, you lose as a group; you divide the credit and the blame.
If I do something, I do it with the idea to get to the top - without that, I would stop living.
I have a wealth of experience, but I do not want to coach. I rather like the role of recruiter.
I have not lost an awful lot in my life, but the defeats have taught me more than the victories.
Even though the Premier League is a special league, I have always wanted to stay loyal to Juventus.
The pitch is the most beautiful part of the game; it gives you emotions which bring meaning to life.
How do I imagine my last-ever game? Maybe I'll go out like Zidane, headbutting someone on the pitch!
Everyone gets scared from time to time. It's totally normal, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar.
In the end, you need to be a little masochistic to be a goalkeeper. A masochist and egocentric as well.
In recent times Italy have been in a World Cup final every 12 years and I hope to still be there in 2018.
I do not need to hear how I am judged by others. I know by myself if I can be satisfied or not with my work.
I took what I've been given, and I got where I did on the basis of something that is often undervalued - merit.
On the field I defend our colours, love our flag and sing our anthem. I could not be more Italian than I am now.
I don't give advice, because I always made my own mistakes and would only be adding further chaos to the situation.
I would say that I am having less sex now that I’m playing in Serie B – there is more to think about in this division.
I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head, and my heart will allow.
I started to play, like all kids do, not as a goalkeeper. I liked scoring goals; in the end, it's all about scoring goals.
If I can push myself up to the 2018 World Cup, then I'll go on. After that, I'll close the door and stop playing football.
The important thing is to be ready when the team needs me. As long as I can do that, I consider myself satisfied and happy.
Even if I were offered twice my salary elsewhere, I would stay at Juve. Doing so would make me proud, as it is a worthy thing to do.
I can no longer understand what the parameters are for valuing a player. It's all too random and in the hands of whoever has more money.
I do not take to the field to defend myself from certain criticisms. If I do, in this kind of career, it is because I'm very self-critical.
My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person.
To the fans, it does not matter a damn how you are. You are seen as the footballer, the idol, so no one thinks to stop and ask you, 'Hey, how are you?'
In my opinion, there are fewer and fewer great goalkeepers because, with respect to when I started, they have to do so much more compared with in the past.
There is certainly a future for Italian football, as we have pride, ability, determination, and after bad tumbles, we always find a way to get back on our feet.
People don't mind you feeling low if you are still performing. But if you've shared too much, and suddenly your performance dips, that's when they start doubting you.
It's fine to admit being nervous - after the event. But if you tell people you're uptight before the game, it can be like, 'That guy's got problems. We can't trust him.'
Often, there are fallacies when a journalist or a fan and sometimes even a coach who has never been a goalkeeper sees a cross in the six-yard box and says he should come out.
Not looking for excuses is the right thing to do. I have made a lot of mistakes, and I still make mistakes, but I am not ashamed to look for the reasons behind those mistakes.
I cannot appreciate anybody who creates controversy over things which do not exist. I can tolerate controversy over things which truly happened, but not over inexistent things.
I have not lost an awful lot in my life, but the defeats have taught me more than the victories. Whenever I lose, I focus on the ability of my opponent and on the mistakes I made.
When you go somewhere and think it will be your last time there, you always appreciate the beauty of it even more and want to crystallise emotions that you will keep with you forever.
When you're on the field, you've got to deliver. It doesn't matter what you potentially could deliver or what you might be able to deliver in future - you've got to deliver it there and then.
I don't want to disrespect anyone, but it's clear that any team which has the chance to play with Messi, Suarez, and Neymar has devastating attacking power, which any coach would love at his disposal.
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I think that's normal for someone who wants to grow and develop. You will have to overcome plenty of obstacles, and it is normal that you should stumble sometimes.
The men can go away, the executives can go away, but what is really though in this society are the players who has been handed down the feel of winning, of being the absolute best, which isn't equal to any other team.