Roberto Baggio

Every day growing up, I had this dream about the World Cup: I score the winning goal. In the final minute. With my butt!

As a professional player, I consider my career closed, but I don't want to exclude the possibility in the future that I may return, but not as a player.

Every time I return here, I always have fond memories of my time with Fiorentina.

I wanted to score the winning goal in the 90th minute of the World Cup final.

I like to play with my back to the goal, but my colleagues have to tell me when I'm alone or how much room I have so I can choose to pass or to go straight for the goal.

The most beautiful thing about my career is the feeling people have for me.

Often, I allow teammates to take my penalties so they can have goals, but no one talks of that.

Forwards make the most visible moves as they score goals.

I have never really been satisfied by the easily scored goal.

I want to compliment Francesco Totti: scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me, as he is a great player.

All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.

I am a public figure, but there are limits. I have the right to some tranquillity.