Sergio Ramos has everything to become the best defender in the world, if he is not already. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you have difficulties qualifying, you can still go and play a good World Cup. — Paolo Maldini Football Copy Share Image
It's funny that as soon as I retired from international football, Italy won the World Cup. — Paolo Maldini Football Copy Share Image
It is very hard to find a good defender who is strong and good with the ball. Very hard. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
I started playing when I was 10 for Milan, and I quit when I was 41, so it's a long, long career. — Paolo Maldini Career Copy Share Image
Once Liverpool go ahead, they are dangerous because it becomes hard to find space to break them down, especially if you are… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
Baggio is a unique player. It should not surprise you that he gets the most press. But you must remember that it… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
If as a child I had written a story, the best story that I could imagine, I would have written as indeed… — Paolo Maldini Children Copy Share Image
Even though I am not going to coach in the future, if I had to pass on a recommendation, it would be… — Paolo Maldini Coach Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to play against Maradona. He and Ronaldo, when he was at Inter Milan - they were my toughest… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
It certainly is a very difficult group,. We're still bleeding after the Champions League final and want our revenge. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
Every professional footballer should seek to play at least one game at Celtic Park. I have never felt anything like it. — Paolo Maldini Celtic Copy Share Image
Ahead of a semi-final, there is always the same buzz. You know you are very close to reaching the final, but there… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
I had my father on the Under-21 team and during the World Cup in France in 1998 - and also in AC… — Paolo Maldini Coach Copy Share Image
I will not play a farewell game with the national team. I would like to thank the federation for expressing an interest.… — Paolo Maldini Football Copy Share Image
In the 1990s, we had seven great teams - Milan, Inter, Juventus, Parma, Lazio, Roma, Fiorentina. If you look at the players,… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake. — Paolo Maldini Failure Copy Share Image
You simply can't judge a team's football from the country it comes from. — Paolo Maldini Country Copy Share Image
My father was a coach, so there was a lot of moving around, not having a base. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
I won my first Champions League in 1989, and I won my last one 18 years later. — Paolo Maldini Champions Copy Share Image
San Siro is a historic stadium. It's nice, but it doesn't offer comfort. — Paolo Maldini Comfort Copy Share Image
In the Champions League, you can focus on a single game and play in exactly the style you need. — Paolo Maldini Champions Copy Share Image
My father instilled in me the need to behave correctly on and off the pitch. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
If you only sign the players of one FIFA agent, sometimes you can make the deal, sometimes you can't. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
Liverpool are a team that is essentially very defensive; caution is at the heart of their game. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
Bringing in innovation and youth is not a bad thing: it is a courageous choice. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
There's nothing unusual about serving the same employer for 23 years. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
A rookie coach must be supported by a very strong structure and not get burned. — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
