There's only one that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me.

My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.

I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn't all good.

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.

I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them.

You can't delete racism. It's like a cigarette. You can't stop smoking if you don't want to, and you can't stop racism if people don't want to. But I'll do everything I can to help.

I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!