I'd won three cups with Lazio - then, against the odds, we won Serie A, the Italian equivalent of the Premier League. Rome went wild. Thousands of people filled the streets, and fans even jumped on my car. I became known as Il Mitico - 'the legend.'
And I myself, in Rome, heard it said openly in the streets, "If there is a hell, then Rome is built on it." MARTIN LUTHER, Against the Roman Papacy, An Institution of the Devil London is the epitome of our times, and the Rome of to-day.
I have won Serie B, Serie C, Serie D like the Championship, League One, and League Two here in England.
It can't be too bad being one of the top goalscorers at Arsenal in the Premier League, mainly as a winger as well, and three FA Cups.
Of course the Premier League is the most difficult league in the world because it's so even. I think you can't really compare other leagues with the Premier League. In the Premier League, every team can beat every team, and in football, that's something where you can have surprises.
I've played in Serie A, the Bundesliga, Holland and now the Premier League. They are all different.
I do not feel the need to play in Ligue 1, nor in the Premier League or in Serie A.
Legend is a term bandied about too much in football, but in Premier League terms Sergio Aguero is an absolute legend.
It's such a crazy league, the Championship. People used to say that to me, and when you are in the Premier League, you don't really take notice. It's a good league; it's tough, and I like it. But the Premier League is where I want to be, with Villa.
I always win. I think, one season with Lazio, we didn't win anything, but our premier target was to take the Champions League place, and we got into the Champions League.
At 18, I jumped to the Premier League from League Two which looks good on paper but it's about the journey and the stepping stones.
It's pretty hard to predict anything when talking about the Premier League because of the liabilities the teams and the players have when playing in the Champions League and the other cups, too.
Jelavic improved massively going to the Premier League. He was great for Rangers, but Premier League is different: faster and more physical. He is perfect for the Premier League, has everything to succeed.
I love the Premier League, I absolutely love Premier League games. Removing myself a footballer, I watch the Premier League. It's a great league, fantastic football is played in it.
I don't see too many differences between Serie A and the Premier League. Both are unpredictable leagues, where anything can happen.
That's the English Premier League. You can win against the best teams and then lose against the last.
I think, increasingly, people will define success as staying in the League, being a stable Premier League club that treats its fans to good football every year.