Top 107 Quotes & Sayings by Andrea Pirlo - Page 2

If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.

Ancelotti moved me to a new position and helped me raise my game.

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

I think if somebody knows how to play the game, he or she can play anywhere. You know how to fit in.

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.

It's not easy to win the Champions League.

People who don't know me think I'm so serious. I'm a prankster; I like to have fun with the people who know me better.

I love the food scene in New York.

It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.

When I do retire, I am going to go back to Italy.

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

Real Madrid? Any player would like to play for them.

It's clear that anyone who plays in Belgium or another league with less quality still has a chance of making the Champions League or the Europa League.

I still have a thorn in my side at not having played for Real Madrid or Barcelona, because playing there is a dream for every player. But I consider myself very satisfied to have played for the best teams in Italy.

I don't like going on TV programmes.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

I like English football a lot.

I was lucky enough to play for the top three Italian clubs during the golden era of Italian football, so I have no regrets.

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

I've always been used to playing 60 games - one every three days - and I've played on artificial turf. There is artificial turf in Europe as well in some places. There is heat as well. And if it's hot for me at 110 degrees Fahrenheit, it's hot for the others as well.

To be honest, I don't see anyone out there who plays the way I do.

Top European clubs are always progressing with what they can do off the field. Training is getting more scientific, and we are constantly getting more educated on nutrition.

I played with many champions, but the important thing is always the team, as the group goes beyond any single player.

I never had any doubts. I wanted MLS. I'd followed it on TV, and I liked it. And being able to play in New York did the rest. I don't know if I would have accepted an offer from any other city.

I do not have a Facebook page, and I do not chat on Twitter. I don't have a web site, even if there are people who have opened one in my name, complete with my photo.

I want to be successful in playing the game. I'm going to do my best to help myself and my teammates play in the best possible way and reach successful results.

To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your positioning; sometimes all you have to do is take a step back.

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

I came to New York City as a player, so my objective is to take the team as high as possible, preferably to victory. If that helps Major League Soccer grow, then that's welcome, too, but I was signed as a New York City FC player and to do what's best for the team.

I think MLS is as important as any of the national leagues.

All my ex-teammates didn't want to become coaches, yet they've all done it.

I've never needed to play for money. I play because I love football.

As the years go by, you have to realise when it is the right time to do something different.

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

I never compete to take part but to finish first.

My passion is always the same. In fact, with a new adventure, the passion always grows.

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

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.

Better to leave before someone else has the idea of sending you away.

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.

After the wheel, the best invention is the PlayStation.

There are always lessons to be found in the darkest moments. It's a moral obligation to dig deep and find that little glimmer of hope or pearl of wisdom.

The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders.

I lifted my eyes to the heavens and asked for help because if God exists, there's no way he's French.

British teams bring me good luck.

I don’t feel pressure. I don’t give a toss about it. I spent the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing the PlayStation. In the evening, I went out and won the World Cup.

If God exists, there's no way he's French