I have a great relationship with the fans. They love me; they have always shown that. — 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
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
San Siro is a historic stadium. It's nice, but it doesn't offer comfort. — Paolo Maldini Comfort 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 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 can say that Thiago Silva has no rival in his position. He is by far the best defender in the world.… — Paolo Maldini Copy Share Image
To compete with the great teams in Europe, you have to invest money. There is no other way to reach that kind… — Paolo Maldini Europe Copy Share Image
We are glad not only to bring a professional soccer team to Miami but also to support all of its communities through… — Paolo Maldini Commitment Copy Share Image
When I see Messi play, in my opinion, he should win the Ballon d'Or every year. He is an unbelievable player. — Paolo Maldini Football Copy Share Image
I think Milan lack a bit of renovation and planning for the future. Too often, they focused only on the present, particularly… — Paolo Maldini 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 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
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
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
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
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 Copy Share Image
If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake. — Paolo Maldini Failure 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
Sometimes when you have difficulties qualifying, you can still go and play a good 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
