If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake. — Paolo Maldini Failure 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
Sometimes when you have difficulties qualifying, you can still go and play a good World Cup. — Paolo Maldini Football 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 Enough Copy Share Image
Sergio Ramos has everything to become the best defender in the world, if he is not already. — Paolo Maldini Best 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
I was fortunate enough to be with Milan for 25 splendid years. When I arrived, I found a great foundation to build… — Paolo Maldini Club 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 Agent 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 Ahead 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
Once Liverpool go ahead, they are dangerous because it becomes hard to find space to break them down, especially if you are… — Paolo Maldini Ahead 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 Remember 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
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 Around 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
I love sport, and I play to keep myself fine in the mind, because it helps there. — Paolo Maldini I love 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 Defender Copy Share Image
I have great respect for the Premier League, but why leave Milan? I've got everything I want here. — Paolo Maldini Everything Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream. — Paolo Maldini Achieved Copy Share Image
Milan has no reservations signing veteran players and has always taken into account the image and communication factors. — Paolo Maldini Always Copy Share Image
Miami has been my second home for 15 years, so I look forward to spending more and more time here as co-owner… — Paolo Maldini Forward 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 Bleeding 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
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
I did boxing for three years, and that was very nice. It's a hard but great, great sport. I really love the… — Paolo Maldini Boxing Copy Share Image
My teammate Franco Baresi was a real captain. He was an example for everyone. Not a big talker. He never talked. But… — Paolo Maldini Big Copy Share Image
I like Pique a lot. He has class. He knows how to defend and also how to score. He is perfect in… — Paolo Maldini Class 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 Experience 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 Crazy Copy Share Image
I have a great relationship with the fans. They love me; they have always shown that. — Paolo Maldini Always Copy Share Image
