Andrea Pirlo Quotes

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Andrea Pirlo

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 19, 1979

Scoring from a dead-ball brings me massive satisfaction. It sets me up as an example for other players to follow, copy, and perhaps even emulate over the course of time. For them, I'm a Juninho Pernambucano 2.0, a Brazilian with a Brescia accent.

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There were times we were kept in our dressing room until late at night because it wasn't safe to go home. Our bus would get attacked, the tires slit.

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Since I was a child, I watched tapes of Baggio, Zico, and Maradona, and then I tried to replicate them just playing on my own against the wall. Certainly it's talent, but you have to cultivate that talent.

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I like English football a lot.

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The Ballon d'Or has never been something that I've missed.

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The secret for someone in my position is to keep it simple. Keep possession and keep the ball moving quickly so that you tire out your opponents; that's my method.

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There are so many different factors - luck, being in good shape when it matters, the draw. For these reasons, it's hard to win a European Cup.

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As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.

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Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best thing for both parties.

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You give any team Pogba and Zlatan in one window, and they are capable of special things.

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Not to feel important, be important - that's the most important thing.

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It's the best thing that can happen to a player. Being able to play at the World Cup is already the best, but then to raise the trophy to the sky is a dream.

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Just being able to go out to dinner at the trendiest restaurants - in Italy, I can't do that.

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I think that soccer is one thing, and money is another thing.

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When you no longer feel part of the game, then you have to think about doing something else.

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I don't like going on TV programmes.

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In order to go all the way, you need everyone's contribution.

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It's not easy to win the Champions League.

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People compare me to Verratti, and I do really like him, but we have very different playing styles.

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Each free kick carries my name, and all are my children. And they have South American roots.

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