Top 35 Roberto Baggio Quotes

As a professional player, I consider my career closed, but I don’t want to exclude the possibility in the future that I may return, but not as a player.

Time never stood still for me. It went too fast; that was the bad thing about it!

Thanks to my Buddhist faith, to the positivity that arose from prayer, I put the optimism of determination before the pessimism of logic and reason.

Life is an endless cycle for those who believe in reincarnation.

Don’t ask me to cut my ponytail.

It is the dream of all the children of the world to play in the World Cup final.

Often, I allow teammates to take my penalties so they can have goals, but no one talks of that.

In Buddhism, you have to believe in yourself. You don’t believe something external guides your life. You do it yourself.

I want to compliment Francesco Totti: scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me, as he is a great player.

Van Basten went directly to the national team without coaching any other clubs. It’s not the norm in Italy.

I wanted to score the winning goal in the 90th minute of the World Cup final.

I love New York.

When I was a boy, it was paradise to go hunting with my father.

I lost a lot of finals, so it was difficult. It’s sad, and that sadness stays with you, but I always enjoyed the game.

The best thing to do is to find the type of play to make Italy win the World Cup, and maybe Baggio be the best player.

I always had that joy of the game in my eyes everywhere I played, because it was the best thing, but Brescia probably had less pressure. Maybe people might perceive more enjoyment because the pressure was different, but it was the same. I enjoyed the pressure, no problem!

I only want to play, don’t like the life in the spotlight.

Football, for me, is an infinite passion that will always be around.

I have never really been satisfied by the easily scored goal.

I liked to score, but I also liked to make somebody else score. It was something that was very satisfying, to take someone there.

I needed something deeper than the Catholic faith, and Buddha helps me control myself.

I am neither a rabbit nor a savior. I am simply Roberto Baggio.

Hunting is part of a cycle of life that repeats. Life. Death. Life. Death. Death is part of life.

Only those who have the courage to take a penalty miss them.

Forwards make the most visible moves as they score goals.

To be with my daughter and play with her is so important to me.

I like to play with my back to the goal, but my colleagues have to tell me when I’m alone or how much room I have so I can choose to pass or to go straight for the goal.

Modern football is increasingly dominated by the coaches – their narcissism to put themselves above the team and their players.

I have a very strong connection with my master, Daisaku Ikeda. I know his principles, I know his values, and I stick to them – that is the most important thing to me.

All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.

I’ve never run away from my responsibilities.

I don’t even realize sometimes I am spending hours and hours on the field, because it is something I decide to do, not something someone else demands of me.

When I adopted Buddhism, my master taught me not to be so rigid.

Buddhism has helped me understand my defects and has given me the tools to combat them.

I love football and my country, so I remain ready for any interesting offers.