Top 58 Quotes & Sayings by Roberto Baggio
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Italian athlete Roberto Baggio.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
It seems that I am destined always to be on trial.
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.
For me, hunting is a natural fact rather than a choice.
The best thing to do is to find the type of play to make Italy win the World Cup, and maybe Baggio be the best player.
It's important that a person doesn't lose track of himself.
Whatever your religion, you have to find internal happiness, which I found.
It's no fun being on the bench.
When I was a boy, it was paradise to go hunting with my father.
I am neither a rabbit nor a savior. I am simply Roberto Baggio.
I have a very strong connection with my master, Daisaku Ikeda. I know his principles, I know his values, and I stick to them - that is the most important thing to me.
Time never stood still for me. It went too fast; that was the bad thing about it!
I have never really been satisfied by the easily scored goal.
Forwards make the most visible moves as they score goals.
There is not a chance that I could have a difference with Alessandro Del Piero.
I don't care about keeping seats of power.
I love football and my country, so I remain ready for any interesting offers.
I liked to score, but I also liked to make somebody else score. It was something that was very satisfying, to take someone there.
I am a born hunter, like my father, my grandfather, and every man of my family before them.
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.
Often, I allow teammates to take my penalties so they can have goals, but no one talks of that.
I needed something deeper than the Catholic faith, and Buddha helps me control myself.
In Buddhism, you have to believe in yourself. You don't believe something external guides your life. You do it yourself.
The most beautiful thing about my career is the feeling people have for me.
Don't ask me to cut my ponytail.
You cannot be a famous human being to your children.
Football, for me, is an infinite passion that will always be around.
Buddhism has helped me understand my defects and has given me the tools to combat them.
I am a public figure, but there are limits. I have the right to some tranquillity.
With soccer, I have the ability to do things differently. That is why I admire Leonardo da Vinci. He was able to create things other people wouldn't believe in.
All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.
I am one with all my teammates.
When I adopted Buddhism, my master taught me not to be so rigid.
Modern football tends to bring out the narcissism of those who sit on the bench.
I wanted to score the winning goal in the 90th minute of the World Cup final.
I lost a lot of finals, so it was difficult. It's sad, and that sadness stays with you, but I always enjoyed the game.
All players have equal duties and merits and share the reward and sometimes the blame.
I believe to have shown that, at times, the impossible can become possible. It all depends on how much each and every one of us believes in our dreams, in our strength, and in our determination.
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.
I always had that joy of the game in my eyes everywhere I played, because it was the best thing, but Brescia probably had less pressure. Maybe people might perceive more enjoyment because the pressure was different, but it was the same. I enjoyed the pressure, no problem!
I only want to play, don't like the life in the spotlight.
I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.
Thanks to my Buddhist faith, to the positivity that arose from prayer, I put the optimism of determination before the pessimism of logic and reason.
Every time I return here, I always have fond memories of my time with Fiorentina.
Life is an endless cycle for those who believe in reincarnation.
I don't even realize sometimes I am spending hours and hours on the field, because it is something I decide to do, not something someone else demands of me.
Every day growing up, I had this dream about the World Cup: I score the winning goal. In the final minute. With my butt!
In Spain, playing beautifully is what counts, even if you lose.
I've never run away from my responsibilities.
Buddhism allows me to feel well, tranquil, and very happy inside. This is good not only for football but for my life in general.
Van Basten went directly to the national team without coaching any other clubs. It's not the norm in Italy.
It is the dream of all the children of the world to play in the World Cup final.
Only those who have the courage to take a penalty miss them.
Modern football is increasingly dominated by the coaches - their narcissism to put themselves above the team and their players.
When you are training, you are doing what you want to do.
Hunting is part of a cycle of life that repeats. Life. Death. Life. Death. Death is part of life.
To be with my daughter and play with her is so important to me.
I received a shot and broke my tooth. Unfortunately, we Italians only eat pasta al dente.
It's better to have ten disorganized players than ten organized runners.
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