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My favourite England player is Harry Kane.
Andrea Pirlo
Harry
Favourite
Kane
England
Player
I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything. They strike fear in their opponents, whoever they happen to be.
Andrea Pirlo
Fear
Club
Strike
Everything
Signed
More
Glamour
Prospects
Opponents
Real
Heartbeat
Than
Happen
Milan
Appeal
Whoever
For many years, Messi and Ronaldo will be the two best. After them, there is Xavi, Andres Iniesta, and others. I hope to be in the top ten.
Andrea Pirlo
Hope
Best
Will
Others
Top
Top Ten
Ten
Messi
Years
After
Them
Many
Two
I am extremely lucky - I met Antonio Conte. I had so many coaches to compare him to, and he is the one that surprised me the most.
Andrea Pirlo
Me
Met
Extremely
Had
He
Most
Him
Am
Surprised
Coaches
Many
Lucky
Compare
Right from the moment I arrived at Juve, I could immediately sense the club's will to win, the determination to go as far as possible as quickly as possible.
Andrea Pirlo
Determination
Win
Will
Sense
Club
Immediately
Possible
Could
Go
Arrived
Quickly
As Far As
Far
Moment
Right
I'm not one that cares for publicity.
Andrea Pirlo
Cares
Publicity
There were times we were kept in our dressing room until late at night because it wasn't safe to go home. Our bus would get attacked, the tires slit.
Andrea Pirlo
Home
Late
Our
Slit
Would
Dressing
Dressing Room
Attacked
Safe
Until
Because
Go
Were
Go Home
Times
Get
Tires
Bus
Room
Night
Kept
I always play to win. I always have big targets in mind.
Andrea Pirlo
Win
Mind
Big
Always
Targets
Play
In football, like in life, there are always millimetres which can change things - the course of a goal or of a life.
Andrea Pirlo
Life
Change
Change Things
Football
Like
Course
Always
Goal
Which
Things
To get onto the Maracana pitch is the dream of every child.
Andrea Pirlo
Every
Dream
Onto
Child
Get
Pitch
Surely it was the best decision of my career to sign for Juventus.
Andrea Pirlo
Best
Decision
Sign
Surely
Career
Do I regret leaving Milan? I decided I needed a change. I needed to find new ideas, and that was the best thing for both parties.
Andrea Pirlo
Best
Change
Regret
Find
Both
Both Parties
New
Ideas
Parties
New Ideas
Leaving
Decided
Milan
Thing
Needed
Madrid is Madrid. There's nothing more to say. It's the biggest team in the world.
Andrea Pirlo
World
Nothing
Say
Madrid
More
Biggest
Team
One of the biggest misconceptions is that players care about transfer fees. For a player, they do not care at all. They do not care if they move clubs for one million, 10 million, or 100 million Euros. That is just something a player leaves to his agent and the clubs.
Andrea Pirlo
Care
About
Something
Misconceptions
Fees
Leaves
His
Move
Just
Transfer
Biggest
Just Something
Clubs
Agent
Million
Player
Players
As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.
Andrea Pirlo
You
Achieve
Club
Everything
Just
Where
Want
Player
As a player, you get to the stage where you realise that you are not 25 anymore - and can't play the way you used to. The intelligent players adapt - and Steven Gerrard has the ability to do that. He is an excellent passer of the ball, possesses an intelligent football brain, and has great vision.
Andrea Pirlo
Great
You
Vision
Stage
Way
Possesses
Ability
Excellent
Football
He
Steven
Ball
Brain
Intelligent
Get
Where
Anymore
Realise
Used
Play
Player
Players
Adapt
If you look after yourself and are willing to adapt - there is no reason why you can't play at the top level until your late 30s.
Andrea Pirlo
You
Yourself
Late
Top
Willing
No Reason
Look
Until
After
Your
Reason
Why
Play
Level
Adapt
One part of my job I'll never learn to love is the pre-match warm-up. I hate it with every fibre of my being. It actually disgusts me.
Andrea Pirlo
Love
Me
Love Is
Hate
Job
Every
Never
Part
Learn
Being
To Love
Warm-Up
Actually
Ancelotti moved me to a new position and helped me raise my game.
Andrea Pirlo
Me
Game
New
Moved
Helped
Raise
Position
Messi is the best player in the world; he is amazing.
Andrea Pirlo
Best
World
Amazing
He
Messi
Player
I still have a thorn in my side at not having played for Real Madrid or Barcelona, because playing there is a dream for every player. But I consider myself very satisfied to have played for the best teams in Italy.
Andrea Pirlo
Best
Myself
Satisfied
Every
Side
Consider
Thorn
Dream
Madrid
Having
Because
Real
Still
Italy
Real Madrid
Very
Barcelona
Teams
Played
Player
Playing
It would actually be a dream way to end my time in Turin, by winning the Champions League.
Andrea Pirlo
Time
Way
Dream
Would
My Time
Winning
League
End
Actually
Champions
Champions League
When I do retire, I am going to go back to Italy.
Andrea Pirlo
Back
Retire
Am
Go
Italy
Going
As the years go by, you have to realise when it is the right time to do something different.
Andrea Pirlo
Time
You
Right Time
Something
Go
Years
Different
Realise
Right
I never had any doubts. I wanted MLS. I'd followed it on TV, and I liked it. And being able to play in New York did the rest. I don't know if I would have accepted an offer from any other city.
Andrea Pirlo
Rest
Other
TV
Would
City
Able
Followed
Never
Had
New
Know
Liked
Accepted
Offer
Did
York
Any
New York
Being
Wanted
Doubts
Play
I never compete to take part but to finish first.
Andrea Pirlo
First
Finish
Take
Never
Part
Compete
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