If I buy a Fiat Uno, I'll read that, for a man like me, a Ferrari was more suitable. If instead I buy a Ferrari, they'll write that I should have kept my feet on the ground and bought a Fiat. If I smile, I'm not serious. If I don't smile, I'm a rich sulker that doesn't enjoy having the most beautiful job in the world.

Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn't do the normal things that the boys of my age get to do. Maybe you have a nice car or a nice house, but at times you just want to be a normal guy and you can't.

I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I'm Italian.

I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.

I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.

I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.

When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.