Roberto Baggio

"Penalties are only missed by those who have the courage to take them. (Italian: I rigori li sbaglia solo chi ha il coraggio di tirarli.)"

"Baggio. Oh yes, oh yes…oh yes! What a goal by Baggio! Thats the goal they’ve all been waiting for!"

"I knew what I had to do and my concentration was perfect. But I was so tired that I tried to hit the ball too hard."

"Baggio is the greatest little player Ive ever seen."

"Roby is a great nine and a half."

"I said, ‘No, you have to play striker.’ Baggio went to another club. That year Baggio scored 25 [actually 22] goals – for Bologna! I lost 25 goals! Big mistake."

"Roberto Baggio was the best player I ever played against; he made football look very easy."

"He has the kind of skill people dream about."

"Theres not a team in the world that wouldnt like to have him in their line-up."

"Hes without doubt the most skilful number ten in the modern game, the archetypal playmaker, if you like, who can create chances and score goals."

"Baggio on the bench? Its something that I will never understand in my lifetime."

"I remember when I was six years old and there was only one idol for me: Roberto Baggio."