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Paolo Maldini

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 26, 1968

If you only sign the players of one FIFA agent, sometimes you can make the deal, sometimes you can't.

Paolo Maldini

My teammate Franco Baresi was a real captain. He was an example for everyone. Not a big talker. He never talked. But on the field or in training, he was No. 1.

Paolo Maldini

My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch.

Paolo Maldini

Milan is not just a team for me. It is part of my life.

Paolo Maldini

It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup.

Paolo Maldini

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

Paolo Maldini

In the Champions League, you can focus on a single game and play in exactly the style you need.

Paolo Maldini

I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest opponents.

Paolo Maldini

To compete with the great teams in Europe, you have to invest money. There is no other way to reach that kind of level.

Paolo Maldini

My father was a coach, so there was a lot of moving around, not having a base.

Paolo Maldini

I won my first Champions League in 1989, and I won my last one 18 years later.

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I don't like the idea of being a coach.

Paolo Maldini

I started playing when I was 10 for Milan, and I quit when I was 41, so it's a long, long career.

Paolo Maldini

I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the training aspect of it.

Paolo Maldini

There's nothing unusual about serving the same employer for 23 years.

Paolo Maldini

I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here.

Paolo Maldini

Galliani is a great leader but can't understand players.

Paolo Maldini

I think Milan lack a bit of renovation and planning for the future. Too often, they focused only on the present, particularly after the 2007 Champions League triumph.

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We are glad not only to bring a professional soccer team to Miami but also to support all of its communities through our social responsibility commitment.

Paolo Maldini

Miami has been my second home for 15 years, so I look forward to spending more and more time here as co-owner of Miami FC, giving my enthusiastic contribution for its success.

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