My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.
I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn't all good.
America is a great country. I've been in the south, in the center and in the north. I like it. Americans are very good people. There's just too much air-conditioning.
When people talk about my business, my life, I'm really private. Maybe someone thinks I'm arrogant or something, but it's just me.
Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.
I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.
Occasionally, you feel like the only person able to win the match. So you take all the responsibility, you do too much, and you do something bad.
Sometimes in football you deserve to win but lose. Other times you deserve to lose or draw but you win. That is the game, and it's why I've always said you should never try to predict anything in football, especially in Europe.
They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.
I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I'm Italian.
Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn't do the normal things that the boys of my age get to do. Maybe you have a nice car or a nice house, but at times you just want to be a normal guy and you can't.
It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.
I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.
Rooney's good but not the best in Manchester.
When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.
There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.
Racist people are few, in the minority. But you can do nothing to change them. You can talk, you can do what you want, but you can't do anything because they are just stupid people.
Many stories are invented about me - too many stories; almost everyone uses me, and I'd say about 0.01 percent of the gossip is true.
I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.
I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?
To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.
Mancini is lucky. He has an owner [Sheikh Mansour] who speaks little and asks only: "What do you need?"
I don't like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.
I want to be the strongest player in the world and score a lot of goals. To do that, I have to improve in every area.
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