Gabriel Batistuta

This is the World Cup, and you need all the elements in place: a good coach, luck, and a cohesive team unit…

— Gabriel Batistuta

I lived and breathed football. Now I have difficulty walking because of that: because I gave much more than I actually had…

— Gabriel Batistuta

From my playing experience in Qatar, I know that it is a country and a region which will host a spectacular and…

— Gabriel Batistuta

My thoughts on Balotelli? He's the kind of player who infuriates me. I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved…

— Gabriel Batistuta

England's is a very solid squad, but I can't name a particular player; a team is all the players, and they're good.

— Gabriel Batistuta

My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I am fascinated by English football.

— Gabriel Batistuta

All the best players wanted to come to Italy.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I left football, and overnight, I couldn't walk. I wet the bed even though the bathroom was only three meters away. It…

— Gabriel Batistuta

I will certainly continue in football in a different role. I will continue with my contractual, publicity and managerial commitments and finish…

— Gabriel Batistuta

My relationship with the national squad is a separate thing; I've always been lucky in that, for Argentina, I've always performed well,…

— Gabriel Batistuta

To be in the national team is wonderful in it's own right. For me, playing against Brazil or Venezuela is the same.

— Gabriel Batistuta

You go around the world, and you say, 'I'm the top scorer for the Argentina national team.' I liked that.

— Gabriel Batistuta

A season with Fiorentina in Serie A? I could certainly try again.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I wasn't that excited about football when I was young, but it did become my passion.

— Gabriel Batistuta

Messi is a player who can play in any team.

— Gabriel Batistuta

Argentina have always had the best strikers in the world.

— Gabriel Batistuta

When Leo takes the record from me, it will hurt a little. But it's not just anyone taking it away. It's not…

— Gabriel Batistuta

I go out to score goals, but I don't go out thinking about records.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I love the game and everything that goes with actually playing. What I don't like so much are the interviews, the controversy,…

— Gabriel Batistuta

In Argentina, everyone knows Manchester United, but the only ones who've heard of Fiorentina are people who follow me.

— Gabriel Batistuta