Francesco Totti Quotes

Before being a player, I was a diehard fan of Roma, so I know what the fans felt when we won.
Being born Roman and Romanisti is a privilege.
During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.
Football, to me, is a passion, more than a game. It is everything. But more than anything, it is love for Roma. I have always been Roma. There has never been anything else.
I am fortunate to have only worn one shirt in my career. It is something that is fundamental to me. It is something I have always wanted: to be one of these few who wear only one shirt - a fan and a player of the same team.
I am not thinking about life after football, but I know it will be another life, another world.
I find it easier to strike the ball with my instep across goal. But I've scored in loads of other ways, too.
I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.
I was born Roman, and I'll die Roman. I'll never leave this team or my city.
I would tell the young Francesco Totti to repeat everything that the older Totti did - if he's able to!
Over the years, I've tried to express myself through my feet, which have made everything simpler for me ever since I was a child.
Playing further up the pitch, you have more opportunities to score and provide assists, and it's something I liked right from the start.
Roma come before everything else.
The end of my playing career was May 28, 2017. That, for me, was an historic day. I'll carry it with me forever. It will be hard to explain to people the feelings and emotions I felt that day.
The first part of my life, as a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.
The game has given me so much, and I tried to give so much back to the people who have showed me so much love day after day.
The Santiago Bernabeu is an amazing stadium.
There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
To the children of yesterday, who have grown up and become parents, and to the children of today, who perhaps shout 'Tottigol,' I'd like to think that, for you, my career has become a fairytale for you to pass on.
When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
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