Grasso, quando era giovane, giocava a calcio nella mia squadra, la Bacigalupo, ed era famoso perché a fine partita usciva sempre pulito dal campo: anche quando c’era il fango, lui riusciva sempre a non schizzarsi.

[About Pietro Grasso ] He is balanced, a statesman. He knows who I am. [...] Grasso is a good person, I am happy for his election as President of the Senate. [...] He is not a fanatical magistrate like Ingroia.

I remember exactly. When I was six years old, there was only one idol for me: Roberto Baggio! Alessandro Del Piero later became my role model in football, and I admired him. However, I was not yet able to judge exactly what characterizes his style of play, I was just too young for that.

He is the most professional player I have ever met. He is always there, never injured, because he focuses on these things. He always knows what is important to be in the best condition. But I was always very, very pleased with him, from the first moment [we met].

Barry McGowan. Now he was an example of a really great footballer who was totally unheralded. For me, he was as good as Tony Scullion. He was in that mould.

(After kicking an extra point in a Bengals preseason game) Esteban' Ochocinco is back, the most interesting footballer in the world. Everyone has to remember, I've always said that soccer is my No. 1 sport. I think Ronaldinho would be proud of me right now.

Technically he was always great, now he also has that cool head. The way he scored the goals is phenomenal. For me he is the best and most complete striker in the world at the moment.

Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) was my hero. He was the best forward I've ever seen. He was so fast that he could score a goal from nothing and he struck the ball better than anyone I've seen.

It's a good likeness of The Dutchman. It's perfect the way they have him holding a bat in his big hands. He was good with the bat but he was a terror with that glove, too. And my, how he could run the bases. Come to think of it, he was as good a ball player as I ever saw. Maybe the best. John McGraw always said Wagner was the greatest and I'm inclined to agree with him. He was certainly the best I ever played against. Wagner was a huge man with huge hands. He could cover ground and he could throw. Amazing thing about him was his arm. It was only as good as the runner. If you were an average runner, he'd just beat you with his throw. And if you were fast, he'd just beat you again.

È equilibrato, un uomo di Stato. Lui sa chi sono io. [...] Grasso è brava persona, sono contento per la sua elezione a presidente del Senato. [...] Non è un magistrato fanatico come Ingroia.

Sousa's a good player, likes playing on clay, although his best results have been on hard courts, he's got a good forehand.

Milan try to attack with Pegasus, the Rossonero winged horse, on the right! Cafu himself tries to deliver the ball in the box! Look out, Pippo controls the ball, Pippo can do everything, Pippo can do everything, and it's Pippo's goal! Pippo's goal! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! He can do everything! My High Tension! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! Pippo can do everything! Pippo, my Pippo! High Tension! 5 goals in a week! Let Pippo have a dead ball, let him have a dirty ball, he's better than Dash: he cleans it up!

When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.

Soccer is a magical game.