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href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_orders_of_merit" class="extiw" title="w:Italian orders of merit">Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI</a>, (born <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_September" class="extiw" title="w:27 September">27 September</a> <a href="/wiki/1976" class="mw-disambig" title="1976">1976</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" class="extiw" title="w:Rome">Rome</a>) is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" class="extiw" title="w:Italy">Italian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" class="extiw" title="w:FIFA World Cup">World Cup</a>-winning <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_(soccer)" class="extiw" title="w:Football (soccer)">footballer</a>. He plays for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Roma" class="extiw" title="w:A.S. Roma">A.S. Roma</a> in Italy's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serie_A" class="extiw" title="w:Serie A">Serie A</a>, a league where he also stands as the top active scorer, with over two hundred goals. Between 1998 and 2006 he was a regular member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" class="extiw" title="w:Italy national football team">Italian national team</a>, with whom he won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" class="extiw" title="w:2006 FIFA World Cup">2006 FIFA World Cup</a>. He is considered as one of the finest players in his generation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sourced">Sourced</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Sourced"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Because I grew up playing for Roma and I want to die playing for Roma, because I have always been a Roma's fan! <ul><li>Answering the question: "Francesco, why don't you play for another team for two or three years in order to win something more?" From the TV show "Controcampo" 4/18/2007).</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Quotes_about_Francesco_Totti">Quotes about Francesco Totti</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Quotes about Francesco Totti"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_football_legends">From football legends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: From football legends"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Totti is the best player in the world. He has just been a little unlucky in the past. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="w:Pelé">Pelé</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/tht-heroes-francesco-totti-the-roman-emperor/">[1]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona" class="extiw" title="w:Diego Maradona">Diego Maradona</a>: Totti is the world's number one. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2004/febbraio/20/Maradona_Totti_numero_uno_mondo_co_10_040220035.shtml">[2]</a> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona" class="extiw" title="w:Diego Maradona">Diego Maradona</a> "He is a great player and he will keep on showing that. He represents Italian soccer and the Italian fans will have fun with him."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.realmadrid.dk/news/article/?newsid=3308">"Real Should Have Bought Totti, Not Beckham, Says Maradona"</a>. realmadrid.dk. 8 September 2003<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Real+Should+Have+Bought+Totti%2C+Not+Beckham%2C+Says+Maradona&rft.atitle=&rft.date=8+September+2003&rft.pub=realmadrid.dk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.realmadrid.dk%2Fnews%2Farticle%2F%3Fnewsid%3D3308&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini" class="extiw" title="w:Michel Platini">Michel Platini</a>: Totti is an artist of football, a true Number 10, just like I was. <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news">[<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://en.beijing2008.cn/43/51/article214005143.shtml">[3]</a> "Platini says Roma's Totti be artist of soccer"]. Beijing2008.cn. 28 December 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Platini+says+Roma%27s+Totti+be+artist+of+soccer&rft.atitle=&rft.date=28+December+2006&rft.pub=Beijing2008.cn&rft_id=%5Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fen.beijing2008.cn%2F43%2F51%2Farticle214005143.shtml%5D&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200612/28/eng20061228_336488.html">"Platini says Roma's Totti be artist of soccer"</a>. People's Daily Online. 28 December 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Platini+says+Roma%27s+Totti+be+artist+of+soccer&rft.atitle=&rft.date=28+December+2006&rft.pub=People%27s+Daily+Online&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.peopledaily.com.cn%2F200612%2F28%2Feng20061228_336488.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini" class="extiw" title="w:Michel Platini">Michel Platini</a> "If I was playing today I'd be like Totti, who's become an out-and-out striker. There aren't any Number 10s in the old playmaker role anyway."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/sport/totti-me-says-platini">"Totti like me says Platini"</a>. ITALY Magazine. 1 October 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Totti+like+me+says+Platini&rft.atitle=&rft.date=1+October+2007&rft.pub=ITALY+Magazine&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.italymag.co.uk%2Fitaly%2Fsport%2Ftotti-me-says-platini&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>There are many star players in Italy, but the only one I would bring to Bayern Munich would be Totti. I know him well and he deserves to win the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballon_d%27Or" class="extiw" title="w:Ballon d'Or">Ballon d'Or</a>. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer" class="extiw" title="w:Franz Beckenbauer">Franz Beckenbauer</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.geocities.ws/azzuri94/juventus/20040904.html">[4]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.soccergaming.tv/showthread.php?p=1457665">[5]</a>|.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I liked Francesco straight away. Not only as a player but as a person. He is a phenomenon. A rare player. It seems as if when he was born, the heavenly father said: 'Go down there and play football and that's it.' And he did what he was prescribed to do. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Riva" class="extiw" title="w:Luigi Riva">Luigi Riva</a></li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.soccertranslator.com/2013/03/francesco-totti-20-years-in-serie-a.html?m=1">"Francesco Totti: 20 Years in the Serie A"</a>. The Soccer Translator. 28 March 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 30 July 2014</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Francesco+Totti%3A+20+Years+in+the+Serie+A&rft.atitle=&rft.date=28+March+2013&rft.pub=The+Soccer+Translator&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soccertranslator.com%2F2013%2F03%2Ffrancesco-totti-20-years-in-serie-a.html%3Fm%3D1&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is the god of football. I saw him play when he was 16 and he was a phenomenon, he knew to do everything: passes, shoots, free kicks, penalties. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Mazzola" class="extiw" title="w:Sandro Mazzola">Sandro Mazzola</a></li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asromalive.it/2014/11/roma-inter-mazzola-totti-dio-del-calcio-ma-stasera-finisce-2-2-dodo-ai-miei-tempi-avrebbe-portato-le-valige/">"ROMA-INTER Mazzola: “Totti dio del calcio, ma stasera finisce 2-2. Dodò ai miei tempi avrebbe portato le valige”"</a> (in Italian). Asromalive. 30 November 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 06 Jenuary 2015</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=ROMA-INTER+Mazzola%3A+%E2%80%9CTotti+dio+del+calcio%2C+ma+stasera+finisce+2-2.+Dod%C3%B2+ai+miei+tempi+avrebbe+portato+le+valige%E2%80%9D&rft.atitle=&rft.date=30+November+2014&rft.pub=Asromalive&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asromalive.it%2F2014%2F11%2Froma-inter-mazzola-totti-dio-del-calcio-ma-stasera-finisce-2-2-dodo-ai-miei-tempi-avrebbe-portato-le-valige%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>"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." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/05/03/2469793/italy-legend-roberto-baggio-congratulates-romas-francesco">"Italy legend Roberto Baggio congratulates Roma's Francesco Totti for scoring 206th Serie A goal"</a>. Goal.com. 3 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Italy+legend+Roberto+Baggio+congratulates+Roma%27s+Francesco+Totti+for+scoring+206th+Serie+A+goal&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+May+2011&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2011%2F05%2F03%2F2469793%2Fitaly-legend-roberto-baggio-congratulates-romas-francesco&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He fought so hard and is now reaping the rewards. He always picked himself back up with pride and courage. Totti set an example with his achievements and his passion for this sport, proving you can push beyond your limits. He has the quality and ability to keep going and catch the next players in the all-time scorers’ charts. He is one of the last few real Number 10s and while he has the strength, he should keep playing."</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Baggio">Roberto Baggio</a></li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/may4r.html">"Baggio congratulates Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 4 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Baggio+congratulates+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=4+May+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fmay4r.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rivera" class="extiw" title="w:Gianni Rivera">Gianni Rivera</a>: Totti is better than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Baggio">Baggio</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero" class="extiw" title="w:Alessandro Del Piero">Del Piero</a>, even better than me. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Rivera" class="extiw" title="w:Gianni Rivera">Gianni Rivera</a>:</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://romanews.eu/it,a107604/Rivera-Totti-Meglio-Di-Baggio-Piero-Anche-Me">"RIVERA: "TOTTI? MEGLIO DI BAGGIO E DEL PIERO, MEGLIO ANCHE DI ME""</a> (in Italian). romanews.eu. 18 February 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 8 March 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=RIVERA%3A+%22TOTTI%3F+MEGLIO+DI+BAGGIO+E+DEL+PIERO%2C+MEGLIO+ANCHE+DI+ME%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=18+February+2013&rft.pub=romanews.eu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fromanews.eu%2Fit%2Ca107604%2FRivera-Totti-Meglio-Di-Baggio-Piero-Anche-Me&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is the best Italian player of the last 20 years, I finally choose him. He can do everything and do it well. Assists and goals, power and delicacies techniques. Extraordinary."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2013/02/18/3760649/la-scelta-%C3%A8-difficile-ma-alla-fine-rivera-emette-la-sentenza">"La scelta è difficile, ma alla fine Rivera emette la sentenza: "E' Totti il più forte 'numero 10' degli ultimi 20 anni, più di Baggio e Del Piero""</a> (in Italian). Goal.com. 18 February 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 8 March 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=La+scelta+%C3%A8+difficile%2C+ma+alla+fine+Rivera+emette+la+sentenza%3A+%22E%27+Totti+il+pi%C3%B9+forte+%27numero+10%27+degli+ultimi+20+anni%2C+pi%C3%B9+di+Baggio+e+Del+Piero%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=18+February+2013&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fit%2Fnews%2F2%2Fserie-a%2F2013%2F02%2F18%2F3760649%2Fla-scelta-%25C3%25A8-difficile-ma-alla-fine-rivera-emette-la-sentenza&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/napoli/?action=read&idnet=dHV0dG9uYXBvbGkubmV0LTEzNzI0Mg">"Rivera incorona Totti: "Meglio di Baggio e Del Piero""</a> (in Italian). TUTTOmercatoWEB. 19 February 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 8 March 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Rivera+incorona+Totti%3A+%22Meglio+di+Baggio+e+Del+Piero%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=19+February+2013&rft.pub=TUTTOmercatoWEB&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tuttomercatoweb.com%2Fnapoli%2F%3Faction%3Dread%26idnet%3DdHV0dG9uYXBvbGkubmV0LTEzNzI0Mg&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Francesco Totti has probably been the best player in the last decade. His skills, ability, physical strength and intelligence on the pitch made him a symbol for Roma and the whole of Italian football. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi" class="extiw" title="w:Paolo Rossi">Paolo Rossi</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1835508.html">[6]</a>|</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti has the technique of a South American and deserved to win a few more trophies with his Roma team. In fact, he also deserved to win the Ballon d’Or. He is an extraordinary player. In Italy it’s not easy for kids to come up through the youth academy and impose themselves on the first team, but he managed it and became the symbol of Roma. Totti manages to think with his feet and would’ve done great things with my Roma side in 1982-83. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Roberto_Falc%C3%A3o" class="extiw" title="w:Paulo Roberto Falcão">Paulo Roberto Falcão</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/32423/falcao-totti-deserved-ballon-dor">[7]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I have never doubted his ability and you can tell he is a real champion. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Signori" class="extiw" title="w:Giuseppe Signori">Giuseppe Signori</a>, 2009 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/11/23/1642546/giuseppe-signori-roma-legend-francesco-totti-will-break">[8]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_trainers">From trainers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: From trainers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Lippi" class="extiw" title="w:Marcello Lippi">Marcello Lippi</a>: "Totti is the monument of Italian football." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vocegiallorossa.it/?action=read&idnotizia=17174">"Marcello Lippi: "Totti? Un monumento del calcio""</a> (in Italian). Voce Giallorossa. 3 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Marcello+Lippi%3A+%22Totti%3F+Un+monumento+del+calcio%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+May+2011&rft.pub=Voce+Giallorossa&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vocegiallorossa.it%2F%3Faction%3Dread%26idnotizia%3D17174&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/serieaaaaargh/archive/2011/05/05/totti-overtakes-baggio.aspx">"Italy celebrates its perfect 10s as Totti overtakes Baggio"</a>. FourFourTwo. 5 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Italy+celebrates+its+perfect+10s+as+Totti+overtakes+Baggio&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+May+2011&rft.pub=FourFourTwo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffourfourtwo.com%2Fblogs%2Fserieaaaaargh%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Ftotti-overtakes-baggio.aspx&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "It is clear that Totti is one of the few players who doesn’t have a substitute because there is nobody around who plays like him."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://forums.soccerfansnetwork.com/showthread.php?t=40248">"Lippi has Totti concerns"</a>. Soccer Fans Network. 19 February 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Lippi+has+Totti+concerns&rft.atitle=&rft.date=19+February+2006&rft.pub=Soccer+Fans+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.soccerfansnetwork.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D40248&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "There are no alternatives for Totti in Italy."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2010/09/02/my-perfect-10-francesco-totti.aspx">"My Perfect 10: Francesco Totti"</a>. FourFourTwo. 2 September 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=My+Perfect+10%3A+Francesco+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=2+September+2010&rft.pub=FourFourTwo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffourfourtwo.com%2Fblogs%2Ffourfourtwoview%2Farchive%2F2010%2F09%2F02%2Fmy-perfect-10-francesco-totti.aspx&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/tht-heroes-francesco-totti-the-roman-emperor/">"THT Heroes: Francesco Totti – The Roman Emperor"</a>. TheHardTackle. 26 February 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=THT+Heroes%3A+Francesco+Totti+%E2%80%93+The+Roman+Emperor&rft.atitle=&rft.date=26+February+2011&rft.pub=TheHardTackle&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehardtackle.com%2Findex.php%2Ftht-heroes-francesco-totti-the-roman-emperor%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "No one else could play Totti's position."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/29/eng20060529_269357.html">"World Cup: Totti, key to Italy's World Cup hope"</a>. People's Daily Online. 29 May 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=World+Cup%3A+Totti%2C+key+to+Italy%27s+World+Cup+hope&rft.atitle=&rft.date=29+May+2006&rft.pub=People%27s+Daily+Online&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.peopledaily.com.cn%2F200605%2F29%2Feng20060529_269357.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti has always been an amazing guy, humble both in dealing with the Coaches and teammates. He was impressed me by the determination that was put in every day."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/sep5v.html">"Lippi speaks up for Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 5 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 6 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Lippi+speaks+up+for+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+September+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fsep5v.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/09/06/2652517/romas-francesco-totti-is-amazing-and-humble-former-italy">"Roma's Francesco Totti is amazing and humble - Former Italy coach Marcello Lippi"</a>. Goal.com. 6 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 6 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Roma%27s+Francesco+Totti+is+amazing+and+humble+-+Former+Italy+coach+Marcello+Lippi&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+September+2011&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2011%2F09%2F06%2F2652517%2Fromas-francesco-totti-is-amazing-and-humble-former-italy&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He's a great man and a great player."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/italy-coach-lippi-romas-totti-great-man-great-player-255049">"Italy coach Lippi: Roma's Totti great man, great player"</a>. tribalfootball.com. 7 June 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 13 January 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Italy+coach+Lippi%3A+Roma%27s+Totti+great+man%2C+great+player&rft.atitle=&rft.date=7+June+2009&rft.pub=tribalfootball.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribalfootball.com%2Farticles%2Fitaly-coach-lippi-romas-totti-great-man-great-player-255049&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is the only current player I would've taken on my 1982 World Cup side. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Bearzot" class="extiw" title="w:Enzo Bearzot">Enzo Bearzot</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/calcio/200203/21/3c9915f8069bf/">[9]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goallegacy.net/t19558-alberto-cerruti-bearzot-always-said-that-totti-was-the-only-player-he-would-ve-taken-on-his-1982-side">[10]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>For me, he is one of the greatest players I have ever seen. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrico_Sacchi" class="extiw" title="w:Arrico Sacchi">Arrico Sacchi</a>, 2007 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.realmadrid.dk/news/article/?newsid=10319">[11]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Only <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Riva" class="extiw" title="w:Luigi Riva">Gigi Riva</a> could kick the ball like him in Italy. But only with his left foot. Totti can use both feet and can hit the ball in several ways. Such champions can shoot ten times per match and eight of them are aimed on target, while five are very dangerous and can turn into a goal. Totti's shooting qualities are unique and they will stay intact for life. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Capello" class="extiw" title="w:Fabio Capello">Fabio Capello</a>, 2009 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/11/24/1644280/fabio-capello-roma-captain-francesco-totti-is-unique">[12]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Trapattoni" class="extiw" title="w:Giovanni Trapattoni">Giovanni Trapattoni</a>: "Every player has some genius, but there's only one <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh" class="extiw" title="w:Vincent van Gogh">Van Gogh</a>, and there is nobody like Totti." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2001/dec/02/worldcupfootball2002.sport14">"World Cup 2002: Group G - TheObserver"</a>. The Guardian. 2 December 2001<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 3 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=World+Cup+2002%3A+Group+G+-+TheObserver&rft.atitle=&rft.date=2+December+2001&rft.pub=The+Guardian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Ffootball%2F2001%2Fdec%2F02%2Fworldcupfootball2002.sport14&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti can transform a side. There are very few players who have that capability."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://language.chinadaily.com.cn/focus/worldcup/stars/totti.html">"World Cup Stars: Totti"</a>. chinadaily.com.cn. 2002<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 3 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=World+Cup+Stars%3A+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=2002&rft.pub=chinadaily.com.cn&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flanguage.chinadaily.com.cn%2Ffocus%2Fworldcup%2Fstars%2Ftotti.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He reminds me of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio" class="extiw" title="w:Eusébio">Eusébio</a>, as quick mentally as he is physically."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldsoccer.com/interviews/giovanni_trapattoni_interview_55868.html">"World Soccer interview with Giovanni Trapattoni"</a>. World Soccer. 2 December 2001<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 3 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=World+Soccer+interview+with+Giovanni+Trapattoni&rft.atitle=&rft.date=2+December+2001&rft.pub=World+Soccer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldsoccer.com%2Finterviews%2Fgiovanni_trapattoni_interview_55868.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "If I was still playing football today, then I would have real problems marking Totti, a bit like I struggled to control Pelé in the past. He has those same characteristics."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.talksoccer.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6723">"Trap: Totti reminds me of Pele"</a>. TalkSoccer.net. 11 March 2004<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 4 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Trap%3A+Totti+reminds+me+of+Pele&rft.atitle=&rft.date=11+March+2004&rft.pub=TalkSoccer.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.talksoccer.net%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D6723&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Zoff" class="extiw" title="w:Dino Zoff">Dino Zoff</a>: "Totti was without doubt <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Baggio">Baggio</a>’s heir. Even then I knew that he had the qualities to be so and his career and his numbers confirm it." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/serieaaaaargh/archive/2011/05/05/totti-overtakes-baggio.aspx">"Italy celebrates its perfect 10s as Totti overtakes Baggio"</a>. FourFourTwo. 5 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Italy+celebrates+its+perfect+10s+as+Totti+overtakes+Baggio&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+May+2011&rft.pub=FourFourTwo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ffourfourtwo.com%2Fblogs%2Fserieaaaaargh%2Farchive%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Ftotti-overtakes-baggio.aspx&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti has enormous technical and tactical qualities."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/32144/zoff-favour-totti-recall">"Zoff in favour of Totti recall"</a>. Football Italia. 21 March 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 21 March 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Zoff+in+favour+of+Totti+recall&rft.atitle=&rft.date=21+March+2013&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F32144%2Fzoff-favour-totti-recall&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Mourinho" class="extiw" title="w:Jose Mourinho">Jose Mourinho</a>: You know more than me what Totti means for Roma, for the Serie A, and for his team-mates. I want him to play because he's the best player in the Italian championship in terms of spectacle and quality of play. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=30060&L=en">[13]</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson" class="extiw" title="w:Alex Ferguson">Alex Ferguson</a>: "Of course I know Totti is the fantastic player." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://romaclubfrancosensi.net/blog/2011/09/05/ferguson-totti-e-un-giocatore-fantastico/">"Ferguson: “Totti è un giocatore fantastico”"</a> (in Italian). romaclubfrancosensi.net. 5 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 10 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ferguson%3A+%E2%80%9CTotti+%C3%A8+un+giocatore+fantastico%E2%80%9D&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+September+2011&rft.pub=romaclubfrancosensi.net&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fromaclubfrancosensi.net%2Fblog%2F2011%2F09%2F05%2Fferguson-totti-e-un-giocatore-fantastico%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti is the symbol of Roma, he’d never want to leave the club just like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs" class="extiw" title="w:Ryan Giggs">Ryan Giggs</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Scholes" class="extiw" title="w:Paul Scholes">Paul Scholes</a> at Manchester United. He needs to be kept at a certain level for Roma, just as I do at United."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/sep6c.html">"Ferguson admits to Maldini desire"</a>. Football Italia. 6 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 6 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ferguson+admits+to+Maldini+desire&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+September+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fsep6c.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti is the architect of everything they (Roma) do and we have to decide how best to deal with him. The issue is what we do with our centre-backs and whether we push one on to Totti but we can't let him control the game. It's a tricky one but we have to resolve it as best we can."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/apr/03/championsleague">"Ferguson fears the Totti factor"</a>. The Guardian. 3 April 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ferguson+fears+the+Totti+factor&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+April+2007&rft.pub=The+Guardian&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Ffootball%2F2007%2Fapr%2F03%2Fchampionsleague&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsene_Wenger" class="extiw" title="w:Arsene Wenger">Arsene Wenger</a>: "Totti is a top, top class player. He is typical of the Roman game and I’m sure he will never move outside of Roma. He used to play in behind the strikers and then one day they had no central striker so they played him up front and won game after game. He suddenly became the topscorer in Italy as a central striker. That means this guy has absolutely everything. He has a fantastic protection of the ball, he has a quick turn and then he has a very good pass in the final third of the pitch. He can be deadly with every single pass. He will certainly be the most dangerous provider in the final third for them in this game. He is not the only player who can be dangerous but he can open the defence with any pass at any moment of the day if you give him the freedom." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/totti">"Wenger - Totti the talisman can be 'deadly'"</a>. Arsenal.com. 24 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Wenger+-+Totti+the+talisman+can+be+%27deadly%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=24+February+2009&rft.pub=Arsenal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arsenal.com%2Fnews%2Fnews-archive%2Ftotti&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Spalletti" class="extiw" title="w:Luciano Spalletti">Luciano Spalletti</a>: "I agree with Pelé, Totti is the best player in the world." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Squadre/Roma/Primo_Piano/2006/01_Gennaio/28/totti.shtml">""Totti è il più forte al mondo""</a> (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 28 January 2006<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=%22Totti+%C3%A8+il+pi%C3%B9+forte+al+mondo%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=28+January+2006&rft.pub=La+Gazzetta+dello+Sport&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSquadre%2FRoma%2FPrimo_Piano%2F2006%2F01_Gennaio%2F28%2Ftotti.shtml&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti is the history of Roma, the club, and I think that he is an intelligent man. Totti will stay and will close his career with Roma because he cares about the future of club and created a contract that sees him as the player the club will build it's image around. I do not see why he should leave Roma"</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/zenit-coach-spalletti-cannot-see-totti-leaving-roma-1378691">"Zenit coach Spalletti cannot see Totti leaving Roma"</a>. triballfootball.com. 12 January 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Zenit+coach+Spalletti+cannot+see+Totti+leaving+Roma&rft.atitle=&rft.date=12+January+2011&rft.pub=triballfootball.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribalfootball.com%2Farticles%2Fzenit-coach-spalletti-cannot-see-totti-leaving-roma-1378691&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "It would be easier to move the Colosseum out of Rome."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1741029.html">"Europe's loyal club servants"</a>. Uefa.com. 6 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 9 February 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Europe%27s+loyal+club+servants&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+February+2012&rft.pub=Uefa.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uefa.com%2Fmemberassociations%2Fnews%2Fnewsid%3D1741029.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Ranieri" class="extiw" title="w:Claudio Ranieri">Claudio Ranieri</a>: "Totti is Totti, he is the greatest Italian player and our captain. We will keep him tight. He comes before everything." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/10/02/2147123/francesco-totti-is-the-greatest-italian-player-roma-coach">"Francesco Totti Is The Greatest Italian Player - Roma Coach Claudio Ranieri"</a>. Goal.com. 2 October 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Francesco+Totti+Is+The+Greatest+Italian+Player+-+Roma+Coach+Claudio+Ranieri&rft.atitle=&rft.date=2+October+2010&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2010%2F10%2F02%2F2147123%2Ffrancesco-totti-is-the-greatest-italian-player-roma-coach&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Francesco is a real champion, a professional, a lad with a heart of gold and he is Roma's captain."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/03/22/2406897/claudio-ranieri-there-were-no-issues-with-romas-francesco">"Claudio Ranieri: There Were No Issues With Roma's Francesco Totti"</a>. Goal.com. 22 March 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Claudio+Ranieri%3A+There+Were+No+Issues+With+Roma%27s+Francesco+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=22+March+2011&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2F2406897%2Fclaudio-ranieri-there-were-no-issues-with-romas-francesco&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is the best player with whom I have ever worked. He could have won several Ballons d'Or had he left Roma for Barcelona or Manchester United. I have also worked with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lampard" class="extiw" title="w:Frank Lampard">Frank Lampard</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero" class="extiw" title="w:Alessandro Del Piero">Alessandro Del Piero</a>, but Francesco is the better player."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/08/09/2611648/romas-francesco-totti-is-lazy-could-have-won-fifa-ballon-dor">"Roma's Francesco Totti is lazy & could have won Fifa Ballon d'Or - Claudio Ranieri"</a>. Goal.com. 9 August 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 11 August 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Roma%27s+Francesco+Totti+is+lazy+%26+could+have+won+Fifa+Ballon+d%27Or+-+Claudio+Ranieri&rft.atitle=&rft.date=9+August+2011&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2011%2F08%2F09%2F2611648%2Fromas-francesco-totti-is-lazy-could-have-won-fifa-ballon-dor&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is a formidable player and I can assure you it’s not true that he destroys Coaches."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/sep4l.html">"Ranieri: 'Totti doesn't destroy Coaches'"</a>. Football Italia. 4 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 6 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ranieri%3A+%27Totti+doesn%27t+destroy+Coaches%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=4+September+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fsep4l.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is fantastic and to this club, he is as important as the Colosseum is to Rome."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/totti-is-romas-magic-box?pageCount=0">"Totti is Roma's magic box"</a>. TheNational.ae. 6 December 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 8 February 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Totti+is+Roma%27s+magic+box&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+December+2009&rft.pub=TheNational.ae&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenational.ae%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ftotti-is-romas-magic-box%3FpageCount%3D0&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ancelotti" class="extiw" title="w:Carlo Ancelotti">Carlo Ancelotti</a>: "Totti is a great player who gave so much for Roma and still can give. He is the player who managed the best, especially from the physical point of view, he can remain a very important player to the team." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.calciomercato.com/prima-pagina/ancelotti-roma-troppo-presto-totti-impensabile-sia-considerato-intoccabile-659156">"Ancelotti 'Roma? Troppo presto; Totti? Impensabile sia considerato intoccabile'"</a> (in Italian). calciomercato.com. 17 December 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 10 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ancelotti+%27Roma%3F+Troppo+presto%3B+Totti%3F+Impensabile+sia+considerato+intoccabile%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=17+December+2010&rft.pub=calciomercato.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.calciomercato.com%2Fprima-pagina%2Fancelotti-roma-troppo-presto-totti-impensabile-sia-considerato-intoccabile-659156&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Francesco remains the undisputed symbol of Roma."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/sep10i.html">"Ancelotti tips Milan for the title"</a>. Football Italia. 10 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 10 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Ancelotti+tips+Milan+for+the+title&rft.atitle=&rft.date=10+September+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fsep10i.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Mazzone" class="extiw" title="w:Carlo Mazzone">Carlo Mazzone</a>: "Totti? Simply fantastic. I think he is the greatest Roma player of all-time." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.romanews.eu/2011/09/01/mazzone-totti-semplicemente-fantastico-luis-enrique-deve-capire-che-ha-a-che-fare-con-la-roma/">"MAZZONE: ‘Totti? Semplicemente fantastico. Luis Enrique deve capire che ha a che fare con la Roma’"</a> (in Italian). romanews.eu. 1 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 September 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=MAZZONE%3A+%E2%80%98Totti%3F+Semplicemente+fantastico.+Luis+Enrique+deve+capire+che+ha+a+che+fare+con+la+Roma%E2%80%99&rft.atitle=&rft.date=1+September+2011&rft.pub=romanews.eu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.romanews.eu%2F2011%2F09%2F01%2Fmazzone-totti-semplicemente-fantastico-luis-enrique-deve-capire-che-ha-a-che-fare-con-la-roma%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is playing well and I am delighted for him. His form is no miracle. He is a serious professional and a proud guy. He always trains with enthusiasm and has great technique. He is an example for everyone"</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/24723/mazzone-del-piero-and-totti">"Mazzone on Del Piero and Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 5 September 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 5 September 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Mazzone+on+Del+Piero+and+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+September+2012&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F24723%2Fmazzone-del-piero-and-totti&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I am privileged because I had the luck of seeing Totti’s first goal in Serie A as well as the fantastic culmination of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Baggio">Baggio</a>’s career. If I had been able to coach both of them together in the same team I would have won a lot and certainly wouldn’t have lost all my hair. I’d like it a lot if we could all have dinner together and remember their goals."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/italy-celebrates-its-perfect-10s-totti-overtakes-baggio">"Italy celebrates its perfect 10s as Totti overtakes Baggio"</a>. FourFourTwo. 5 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 31 May 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Italy+celebrates+its+perfect+10s+as+Totti+overtakes+Baggio&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+May+2011&rft.pub=FourFourTwo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourfourtwo.com%2Ffeatures%2Fitaly-celebrates-its-perfect-10s-totti-overtakes-baggio&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "We should all acknowledge the qualities of Totti, an important player in the history of Roma and Italian football."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/28274/mazzone-%E2%80%98totti-exceptional%E2%80%99">"Mazzone: ‘Totti is exceptional’"</a>. Football Italia. 10 December 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 12 December 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Mazzone%3A+%E2%80%98Totti+is+exceptional%E2%80%99&rft.atitle=&rft.date=10+December+2012&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F28274%2Fmazzone-%25E2%2580%2598totti-exceptional%25E2%2580%2599&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Prandelli" class="extiw" title="w:Cesare Prandelli">Cesare Prandelli</a>: "Totti is a great champion." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asromaenonsolo.com/dicono-di-lui/">"Il capitano"</a> (in Italian). asromaenonsolo.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Il+capitano&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=asromaenonsolo.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asromaenonsolo.com%2Fdicono-di-lui%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He and Roberto Baggio are two great players and it is hard to compare the two."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/may3c.html">"Prandelli hails goal king Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 3 May 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Prandelli+hails+goal+king+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+May+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fmay3c.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I had the good fortune to train him for a few months and that was an honour. He is an exemplary professional and is breaking all records at Roma, regardless of age. Totti is a real champion and always manages to achieve his objectives. He’s also a great man."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/28328/prandelli-hails-totti-and-new-italy">"Prandelli hails Totti and new Italy"</a>. Football Italia. 11 December 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 12 December 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Prandelli+hails+Totti+and+new+Italy&rft.atitle=&rft.date=11+December+2012&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F28328%2Fprandelli-hails-totti-and-new-italy&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zden%C4%9Bk_Zeman" class="extiw" title="w:Zdeněk Zeman">Zdeněk Zeman</a>: "Who are the best five Italian players? Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/tht-heroes-francesco-totti-the-roman-emperor/">"THT Heroes: Francesco Totti – The Roman Emperor"</a>. TheHardTackle. 26 February 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=THT+Heroes%3A+Francesco+Totti+%E2%80%93+The+Roman+Emperor&rft.atitle=&rft.date=26+February+2011&rft.pub=TheHardTackle&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehardtackle.com%2Findex.php%2Ftht-heroes-francesco-totti-the-roman-emperor%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Francesco is eclectic and can play wherever. He has carried Roma on his back for 15 years."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/zeman-totti-has-carried-roma-his-back-15-years-1070691">"Zeman: Totti has carried Roma on his back for 15 years"</a>. tribalfootball.com. 26 August 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Zeman%3A+Totti+has+carried+Roma+on+his+back+for+15+years&rft.atitle=&rft.date=26+August+2010&rft.pub=tribalfootball.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribalfootball.com%2Fzeman-totti-has-carried-roma-his-back-15-years-1070691&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is the only champion of Italian football."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/zeman-roma-captain-totti-italy-s-only-true-champion-463891">"Zeman: Roma captain Totti Italy’s only true champion"</a>. tribalfootball.com. 24 November 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 1 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Zeman%3A+Roma+captain+Totti+Italy%E2%80%99s+only+true+champion&rft.atitle=&rft.date=24+November+2009&rft.pub=tribalfootball.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribalfootball.com%2Farticles%2Fzeman-roma-captain-totti-italy-s-only-true-champion-463891&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Totti is the best player I ever worked with. He had talent and showed it off. He changed role, becoming a centre-forward and therefore more susceptible to getting fouled, so the two major injuries have taken their toll."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/19746/zeman-possession-futile">"Zeman: 'Possession is futile!'"</a>. Football Italia. 8 June 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 9 June 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Zeman%3A+%27Possession+is+futile%21%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=8+June+2012&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F19746%2Fzeman-possession-futile&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I'm even more convinced now that Totti is one of the greatest players of all time."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asroma.it/en/news/zemanconfen/">"ZEMAN: "I WANT TO GET THE FANS EXCITED""</a>. asroma.it. 25 August 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 26 August 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=ZEMAN%3A+%22I+WANT+TO+GET+THE+FANS+EXCITED%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=25+August+2012&rft.pub=asroma.it&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asroma.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fzemanconfen%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Mancini" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Mancini">Roberto Mancini</a>: "Totti is still the number one in Italy and among the first in Europe." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.forza-roma.com/21714/roberto-mancini-totti-e-il-numero-uno-in-italia">"Roberto Mancini: "Totti è il numero uno in Italia""</a> (in Italian). Forza-Roma.com. 6 October 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 January 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Roberto+Mancini%3A+%22Totti+%C3%A8+il+numero+uno+in+Italia%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+October+2010&rft.pub=Forza-Roma.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forza-roma.com%2F21714%2Froberto-mancini-totti-e-il-numero-uno-in-italia&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "If Francesco is able to be this consistently impressive at the highest level at the age of 36, it’s because over the course of his career he has acted like a professional."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/28930/mancini-balo-be-totti">"Mancini: 'Balo, be like Totti!'"</a>. Football Italia. 31 December 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 January 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Mancini%3A+%27Balo%2C+be+like+Totti%21%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=31+December+2012&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F28930%2Fmancini-balo-be-totti&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Blanc" class="extiw" title="w:Laurent Blanc">Laurent Blanc</a>: "Totti is more than a simple player for Roma. He is outstanding, the team's real standard bearer." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2008/12/08/idINIndia-36920620081208?pageNumber=1">"PREVIEW - Bordeaux know they must stop Roma's Totti"</a>. Reuters. 8 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=PREVIEW+-+Bordeaux+know+they+must+stop+Roma%27s+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=8+December+2008&rft.pub=Reuters&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fin.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2FidINIndia-36920620081208%3FpageNumber%3D1&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "With Totti on the field, he brings something special to Roma. He is not just a great player, but also their Colosseum."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.laroma24.it/archivio/615/blanc-totti-e-il-colosseo-della-roma.html">"Blanc: "Totti è il Colosseo della Roma""</a> (in Italian). laroma24.it. 6 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Blanc%3A+%22Totti+%C3%A8+il+Colosseo+della+Roma%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+December+2008&rft.pub=laroma24.it&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laroma24.it%2Farchivio%2F615%2Fblanc-totti-e-il-colosseo-della-roma.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/dec6g.html">"Blanc: Totti is Roma"</a>. Football Italia. 6 December 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Blanc%3A+Totti+is+Roma&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+December+2008&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.channel4.com%2Fsport%2Ffootball_italia%2Fdec6g.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sini%C5%A1a_Mihajlovi%C4%87" class="extiw" title="w:Siniša Mihajlović">Siniša Mihajlović</a>: Totti is a great champion, one of the best players Italy has ever produced, he deserves everything he has earned in the game. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/11/10/2206953/fiorentina-coach-sinisa-mihajlovic-francesco-totti-is-a">[14]</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierpaolo_Bisoli" class="extiw" title="w:Pierpaolo Bisoli">Pierpaolo Bisoli</a>: "Totti is Totti, a symbol of Italian football." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/09/10/2112363/cagliari-are-playing-roma-to-win-coach-pierpaolo-bisoli">"Cagliari Are Playing Roma To Win - Coach Pierpaolo Bisoli"</a>. Goal.com. 10 September 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Cagliari+Are+Playing+Roma+To+Win+-+Coach+Pierpaolo+Bisoli&rft.atitle=&rft.date=10+September+2010&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2010%2F09%2F10%2F2112363%2Fcagliari-are-playing-roma-to-win-coach-pierpaolo-bisoli&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Felipe_Scolari" class="extiw" title="w:Luiz Felipe Scolari">Luiz Felipe Scolari</a>: "Totti is a fantastic player, when you lose a player like him is like losing more than one." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://romanews.eu/it,a22041/Scolari-Totti-Giocatore-Fantastico-Ma-Noi-Dobbiamo-Vincere,c21">"SCOLARI: ´TOTTI GIOCATORE FANTASTICO, MA NOI DOBBIAMO VINCERE´"</a> (in Italian). romanews.eu. 3 November 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 14 November 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=SCOLARI%3A+%C2%B4TOTTI+GIOCATORE+FANTASTICO%2C+MA+NOI+DOBBIAMO+VINCERE%C2%B4&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+November+2008&rft.pub=romanews.eu&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fromanews.eu%2Fit%2Ca22041%2FScolari-Totti-Giocatore-Fantastico-Ma-Noi-Dobbiamo-Vincere%2Cc21&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I really like him. He plays well, he has an unsurpassed quality and a great identification with AS Roma. His love for this team is amazing and we Brazilians give considerable importance to certainties. If he were Brazilian he would have great possibilities of being called up, but has the good luck of being part of a fantastic and spectacular national team."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.romanews.us/2013/11/07/scolari-as-roma-impressed-me-totti-if-he-were-brazilian/">"Scolari: “AS Roma impressed me. Totti? If he were Brazilian…”"</a>. Romanews.us. 7 November 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 November 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Scolari%3A+%E2%80%9CAS+Roma+impressed+me.+Totti%3F+If+he+were+Brazilian%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D&rft.atitle=&rft.date=7+November+2013&rft.pub=Romanews.us&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.romanews.us%2F2013%2F11%2F07%2Fscolari-as-roma-impressed-me-totti-if-he-were-brazilian%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Enrique_Mart%C3%ADnez_Garc%C3%ADa" class="extiw" title="w:Luis Enrique Martínez García">Luis Enrique</a>: "He is not only the King of Rome, but of the world. He is unique and it’s a pleasure to have players like Totti in the side." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/jun14v.html">"Luis Enrique: 'We'll make Roma proud'"</a>. Football Italia. 14 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 15 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Luis+Enrique%3A+%27We%27ll+make+Roma+proud%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=14+June+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fjun14v.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I had the chance to play against Totti. I really like him, I’m really happy that I have the chance to be his Coach."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/jul14r.html">"Luis Enrique on the offensive"</a>. Football Italia. 14 July 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 15 July 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Luis+Enrique+on+the+offensive&rft.atitle=&rft.date=14+July+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fjul14r.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Francesco is the best player in the history of Roma."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/13492">"Enrique: 'I'd resign if...'"</a>. Football Italia. 4 December 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 December 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Enrique%3A+%27I%27d+resign+if...%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=4+December+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fnode%2F13492&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I've spoke about Francesco so many times I think I'm falling in love with him – my wife is quite jealous. I have a special relationship with him and we've got on very well right from the very start. He's always behaved well and I've been lucky to have known him while he was still playing. It was a great pleasure to coach him."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asroma.it/en/news/news.html?id=5432">"LUIS ENRIQUE: "AN HONOUR TO COACH ROMA""</a>. asroma.it. 12 May 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 16 May 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=LUIS+ENRIQUE%3A+%22AN+HONOUR+TO+COACH+ROMA%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=12+May+2012&rft.pub=asroma.it&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asroma.it%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fnews.html%3Fid%3D5432&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudi_Garcia" class="extiw" title="w:Rudi Garcia">Rudi Garcia</a>: "Francesco is not only a formidable player – a "fuoriclasse" as you say in Italy – but also a man with great qualities outside of football. For me he is one of the very best players in the history of the sport. What I would really love is to win something with him at Roma." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/39274/garcia-totti-among-best-history">"Garcia: 'Totti among best in history'"</a>. Football Italia. 8 September 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 10 September 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Garcia%3A+%27Totti+among+best+in+history%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=8+September+2013&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F39274%2Fgarcia-totti-among-best-history&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I'm happy he's extended his contract. People usually talk about players being legends once they've retired, but Francesco still has the chance to write his own legend. And I hope to do it alongside him. It's how old you feel that's important, not the age on your passport – that's why Totti's still young."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/39966/garcia-hails-birthday-boy-totti">"Garcia hails birthday boy Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 27 September 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 29 September 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Garcia+hails+birthday+boy+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=27+September+2013&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F39966%2Fgarcia-hails-birthday-boy-totti&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is a wonderful player with the ball at his feet, so he needs to touch the ball as much as possible."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/40060/garcia-gervinho-needed-confidence">"Garcia: 'Gervinho needed confidence'"</a>. Football Italia. 29 September 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 29 September 2013</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Garcia%3A+%27Gervinho+needed+confidence%27&rft.atitle=&rft.date=29+September+2013&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2F40060%2Fgarcia-gervinho-needed-confidence&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebio_Di_Francesco" class="extiw" title="w:Eusebio Di Francesco">Eusebio Di Francesco</a>: "Totti has great football intelligence, experience and seems to have four eyes to spot all potential passes." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/12807">"Di Francesco faces Roma past"</a>. Football Italia. 13 November 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 13 November 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Di+Francesco+faces+Roma+past&rft.atitle=&rft.date=13+November+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fnode%2F12807&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "Francesco has always been the added value for Roma. I am proud to still have an extraordinary rapport with him and every Christmas we exchange gifts."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/12992">"Di Francesco asks Totti favour"</a>. Football Italia. 19 November 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 24 November 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Di+Francesco+asks+Totti+favour&rft.atitle=&rft.date=19+November+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fnode%2F12992&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is someone who can always find the winning moment out of nowhere. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Colantuono" class="extiw" title="w:Stefano Colantuono">Stefano Colantuono</a>, 2012 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/16073">[15]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Roma have the only real world class Italian player left, Francesco Totti. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Mandorlini" class="extiw" title="w:Andrea Mandorlini">Andrea Mandorlini</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/38979/mandorlini-ready-roma">[16]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Francesco Totti is a champion among the best in the history of Italian football. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Pioli" class="extiw" title="w:Stefano Pioli">Stefano Pioli</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/40021/pioli-bologna-use-their-anger">[17]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_club_presidents_and_directors">From club presidents and directors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: From club presidents and directors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Totti is the greatest player ever to wear Roma jersey. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosella_Sensi" class="extiw" title="w:Rosella Sensi">Rosella Sensi</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/roma-president-sensi-tells-unsettled-totti-he-has-big-future-club-1378671">[18]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Francesco and I grew up together and he is like a little brother to me, My father (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Sensi" class="extiw" title="w:Franco Sensi">Franco Sensi</a>) used to say that he was the son he never had. No-one embodies the spirit of our team better than he does. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosella_Sensi" class="extiw" title="w:Rosella Sensi">Rosella Sensi</a>, 2010 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/01/06/1728127/rosella-sensi-francesco-totti-embodies-the-spirit-of-roma">[19]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is part of Italy's heritage, in a footballing sense. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Berlusconi" class="extiw" title="w:Silvio Berlusconi">Silvio Berlusconi</a>, 2006 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://asroma.livejournal.com/9259.html">[20]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>In my opinion he is the most complete player in Italy, followed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_De_Rossi" class="extiw" title="w:Daniele De Rossi">De Rossi</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Pirlo" class="extiw" title="w:Andrea Pirlo">Pirlo</a>. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriano_Galliani" class="extiw" title="w:Adriano Galliani">Adriano Galliani</a>, 2010 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/03/03/1816775/ac-milan-vice-president-adriano-galliani-believes-francesco">[21]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentino_P%C3%A9rez" class="extiw" title="w:Florentino Pérez">Florentino Pérez</a>: I spent a lot of money in my life to build a powerful team like Real Madrid, but my desire, I always liked the captain of Roma, Francesco Totti. Unfortunately, it was impossible to reach him because Totti always want to remain with his club and his city. <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.asromalive.com/florentino-perez-volevo-totti-ronaldo-kaka-per-consolarmi/6873/">"Florentino Perez: “Volevo Totti; Ronaldo e Kaka per consolarmi”"</a> (in Italian). asromalive.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 11 August 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Florentino+Perez%3A+%E2%80%9CVolevo+Totti%3B+Ronaldo+e+Kaka+per+consolarmi%E2%80%9D&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=asromalive.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asromalive.com%2Fflorentino-perez-volevo-totti-ronaldo-kaka-per-consolarmi%2F6873%2F&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "It is very difficult for players like him to leave their clubs."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/09/30/1532344/i-wanted-to-sign-francesco-totti-paolo-maldini-for-real">"I Wanted To Sign Francesco Totti & Paolo Maldini For Real Madrid - Florentino Perez"</a>. Goal.com. 30 September 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 11 August 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=I+Wanted+To+Sign+Francesco+Totti+%26+Paolo+Maldini+For+Real+Madrid+-+Florentino+Perez&rft.atitle=&rft.date=30+September+2009&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F12%2Fspain%2F2009%2F09%2F30%2F1532344%2Fi-wanted-to-sign-francesco-totti-paolo-maldini-for-real&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a great player and when he is not there, Roma lose an important resource. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Ara%C3%BAjo" class="extiw" title="w:Leonardo Araújo">Leonardo</a>, 2011 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/02/05/2338855/leonardo-inter-must-take-advantage-of-francesco-totti-less">[22]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_players_in_his_generation">From players in his generation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: From players in his generation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Above all on the eve of a match like this one, when on the other side, wearing a captain band on his arm, there’s a player like Francesco Totti. If we put together our goals scored, it's over 500. If we sum up the years of career, wearing the same shirt – it comes up to 35. We won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" class="extiw" title="w:2006 FIFA World Cup">World Cup</a> together and those memories unite us forever" <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/01/22/1756972/juventus-striker-alessandro-del-piero-francesco-totti-and-i">"Juventus Striker Alessandro Del Piero: Francesco Totti And I Are Not Rivals"</a>. Goal.com. 22 January 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 11 August 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Juventus+Striker+Alessandro+Del+Piero%3A+Francesco+Totti+And+I+Are+Not+Rivals&rft.atitle=&rft.date=22+January+2010&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2010%2F01%2F22%2F1756972%2Fjuventus-striker-alessandro-del-piero-francesco-totti-and-i&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "We have a great relationship with plenty of admiration on both sides even if we don't call each other up. Francesco is great."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/86/italy/2008/11/12/960952/del-piero-thanks-totti-for-praise">"Del Piero Thanks Totti For Praise"</a>. Goal.com. 12 November 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 11 August 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Del+Piero+Thanks+Totti+For+Praise&rft.atitle=&rft.date=12+November+2008&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2F86%2Fitaly%2F2008%2F11%2F12%2F960952%2Fdel-piero-thanks-totti-for-praise&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Del_Piero" class="extiw" title="w:Alessandro Del Piero">Alessandro Del Piero</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a fantastic player." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=82905">"Guardiola gives Roma Pep talk"</a>. xtratime.org. 6 August 2002<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 27 June 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Guardiola+gives+Roma+Pep+talk&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+August+2002&rft.pub=xtratime.org&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xtratime.org%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D82905&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "I am proud to play in a team with a player like him who is the symbol of Roma and that means a lot to the fans of this club. The modern game has changed a lot, but I think it is critical to a club with a player who is much like Totti at Roma or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Maldini" class="extiw" title="w:Paolo Maldini">Maldini</a> at Milan. Money is important in football, but there are other things more important value for an entity."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://elpais.com/diario/2002/07/05/deportes/1025820002_850215.html">"Guardiola firma por dos años con el Roma"</a> (in Spanish). elpais.com. 5 July 2002<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 27 June 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Guardiola+firma+por+dos+a%C3%B1os+con+el+Roma&rft.atitle=&rft.date=5+July+2002&rft.pub=elpais.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Felpais.com%2Fdiario%2F2002%2F07%2F05%2Fdeportes%2F1025820002_850215.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pep_Guardiola" class="extiw" title="w:Pep Guardiola">Pep Guardiola</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is always strong, and as a Roman, fights for the team. He makes you feel great, and was a fantastic teammate. He has done a lot of brilliant things for Roma and for the Italian national team. I have always rooted for him. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafu" class="extiw" title="w:Cafu">Cafu</a> 2012 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/26301/cafu-praises-totti-and-zeman">[23]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is the greatest exponent of the Roman world. He is a player who kids look up to. When the day arrives that he has to retire, it will be hard for Roma and the whole environment there because he is a club emblem. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Montella" class="extiw" title="w:Vincenzo Montella">Vincenzo Montella</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/17518/montella-totti-will-leave-roma-void">[24]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>When he's in form, Francesco is the best player in the world at his position. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luca_Toni" class="extiw" title="w:Luca Toni">Luca Toni</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200605/29/eng20060529_269357.html">[25]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti has written the history of Italian football, with the present and the future. He is a player who can not be doubted. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon" class="extiw" title="w:Gianluigi Buffon">Gianluigi Buffon</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/calcio/roma/articoli/101665/totti-20-anni-in-serie-a-tutti-con-la-roma.shtml">[26]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a patron of football, an absolute champion on and off the field. Francesco has only played as a centre forward for four or five years. He was a great Number 10 and playmaker, but now is a pure striker. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Candela" class="extiw" title="w:Vincent Candela">Vincent Candela</a>,<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/10/05/1542979/vincent-candela-hails-roma-star-francesco-tottis-move-from">[27]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a great player, one of the last Number 10s remaining in football. The way to play football today has pushed out real Number 10s who make the show. I have a lot of admiration for him, I think he is the best Number 10. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juninho_Pernumbucano" class="extiw" title="w:Juninho Pernumbucano">Juninho Pernumbucano</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11806_2405871,00.html">[28]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I would have been honoured to play alongside Totti, as he is one of the best players in history. Any club would’ve been happy to have him in their squad. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Gonz%C3%A1lez" class="extiw" title="w:Raúl González">Raúl González</a></li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.football-italia.net/mar9u.html">"Raul honoured to play with Totti"</a>. Football Italia. 9 March 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Raul+honoured+to+play+with+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=9+March+2011&rft.pub=Football+Italia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.football-italia.net%2Fmar9u.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He is a player who can turn a match and who plays good football."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/764090/real-stars-hail-totti">"Real stars hail Totti"</a>. Theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 13 February 2008<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 2 June 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Real+stars+hail+Totti&rft.atitle=&rft.date=13+February+2008&rft.pub=Theworldgame.sbs.com.au&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftheworldgame.sbs.com.au%2Fnews%2F764090%2Freal-stars-hail-totti&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I have a lot of respect for Francesco Totti. When you talk about Roma, you think about Francesco Totti, and when you talk about Francesco Totti, you think about Roma. I’ve had to battle so many times against him. I have maximum respect for him. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Henry" class="extiw" title="w:Thierry Henry">Thierry Henry</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/07/former-barcelona-striker-has-maximum-respect-for-roma-legend/">[29]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a 'galactico', He is one of the best players in the world. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Carlos_(footballer)" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Carlos (footballer)">Roberto Carlos</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/764090/real-stars-hail-totti">[30]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a legend. He is the symbol of the Giallorossi. Even in Holland, when you talk about Roma, the first name to come up is Totti's. He is considered an extraordinary champion all over the world. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Sneijder" class="extiw" title="w:Wesley Sneijder">Wesley Sneijder</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/sneijder-tribute-roma-captain-totti-ahead-cup-clash-1059721">[31]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>He is still a great player, He can shoot with either foot and can resolve a game in an instant, even with just a free-kick. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm" class="extiw" title="w:Philipp Lahm">Philipp Lahm</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/nov22u.html">[32]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>When I was young I used to watch Italian football matches and my wish was to one day become like Totti. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javier_Pastore" class="extiw" title="w:Javier Pastore">Javier Pastore</a>, 2010 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/10/18/2170989/roma-captain-francesco-totti-has-always-been-my-idol">[33]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>"Totti is a treasure for Roma, He is the greatest player of all time after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Baggio" class="extiw" title="w:Roberto Baggio">Baggio</a>." <ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/09/03/2648671/daniele-de-rossi-i-want-francesco-totti-to-stay-at-roma">"Daniele De Rossi: I want Francesco Totti to stay at Roma"</a>. Goal.com. 3 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 27 January 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Daniele+De+Rossi%3A+I+want+Francesco+Totti+to+stay+at+Roma&rft.atitle=&rft.date=3+September+2011&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2011%2F09%2F03%2F2648671%2Fdaniele-de-rossi-i-want-francesco-totti-to-stay-at-roma&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "He always left me free to choose. He never gave me much pressure. For me he was important proof of a man who is serene and happy at Roma. Francesco is untouchable."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/06-02-2012/de-rossi-roma-for-life-luis-enrique-decisive-81261405625.shtml">"De Rossi: "Roma for life Luis Enrique decisive""</a>. Gazzetta dello Sport. 6 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 February 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=De+Rossi%3A+%22Roma+for+life+Luis+Enrique+decisive%22&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+February+2012&rft.pub=Gazzetta+dello+Sport&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.gazzetta.it%2FFootball%2F06-02-2012%2Fde-rossi-roma-for-life-luis-enrique-decisive-81261405625.shtml&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>. "It will be impossible to reach his record. He's loved by all, and is decisive on the pitch. I have great desire to show this as well."</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2012/02/06/2889907/daniele-de-rossi-i-am-staying-at-roma-because-i-have">"Daniele De Rossi: I am staying at Roma because I have everything I need here"</a>. Goal.com. 6 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 7 February 2012</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Daniele+De+Rossi%3A+I+am+staying+at+Roma+because+I+have+everything+I+need+here&rft.atitle=&rft.date=6+February+2012&rft.pub=Goal.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goal.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2F10%2Fitaly%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2F2889907%2Fdaniele-de-rossi-i-am-staying-at-roma-because-i-have&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_De_Rossi" class="extiw" title="w:Daniele De Rossi">Daniele De Rossi</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Apart from his indisputable ability as a player, Francesco is a stupendous person. I grew up a lot alongside him and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniele_De_Rossi" class="extiw" title="w:Daniele De Rossi">De Rossi</a>. Totti, for me, is an idol. If it wasn’t for him then I wouldn’t be here today. I’m honoured to have known him. Totti is not a problem for Coaches, but for defences. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Mex%C3%A8s" class="extiw" title="w:Philippe Mexès">Philippe Mexès</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/jun9j.html">[34]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I have played with many great footballers in my career and two of them are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Gerrard" class="extiw" title="w:Steven Gerrard">Gerrard</a> and Totti. Both a great players, loyal and pleasant. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arne_Riise" class="extiw" title="w:John Arne Riise">John Arne Riise</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2011/03/15/2396106/romas-francesco-totti-liverpools-steven-gerrard-are-the-best">[35]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is a champion, he is untouchable. He can play for many years to come at Roma. It is right to have a mix between younger players and those with experience. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Taddei" class="extiw" title="w:Rodrigo Taddei">Rodrigo Taddei</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_65_6275_taddei-romas-new-owners-must-give-their-all.html">[36]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>"Except for Francesco Totti, I don’t see any club symbols or any standard bearers in this country. He made a choice to reject all other teams even if they offer more money." <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluca_Comotto" class="extiw" title="w:Gianluca Comotto">Gianluca Comotto</a>,</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/torinos-comotto-slams-juventus-captain-del-piero-156319">"Torino's Comotto slams Juventus captain Del Piero"</a>. tribalfootball.com. 17 November 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 29 July 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Torino%27s+Comotto+slams+Juventus+captain+Del+Piero&rft.atitle=&rft.date=17+November+2007&rft.pub=tribalfootball.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tribalfootball.com%2Farticles%2Ftorinos-comotto-slams-juventus-captain-del-piero-156319&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li> <li><cite style="font-style:normal" class="news"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.interpersempre.com/antijuveii.htm">"Comotto: Del Piero Is A Money Grabber"</a>. interpersempre.com. 17 November 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved on 29 July 2011</span>.</cite><span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.btitle=Comotto%3A+Del+Piero+Is+A+Money+Grabber&rft.atitle=&rft.date=17+November+2007&rft.pub=interpersempre.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interpersempre.com%2Fantijuveii.htm&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francesco_Totti"><span style="display: none;"> </span></span>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is very important, on and off the pitch, for what he has won and for his charisma. He’s an example for everyone to follow, for the young players and for players like me who have arrived from abroad. The fact that he has played his football here for so long is proof of that. It’s always nice to watch him train. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Gago" class="extiw" title="w:Fernando Gago">Fernando Gago</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/sep5p.html">[37]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti has impressed me most about Roma. He has been, and remains, a very important player, who has spent many years here. The other day he explained that he joined the club in 1989 and is now 35 - he arrived before I was born! <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojan_Krki%C4%87" class="extiw" title="w:Bojan Krkić">Bojan Krkić</a>, 2011 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/222/transfer-zone/2011/10/10/2704842/romas-bojan-krkic-heaps-praise-on-francesco-totti">[38]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is an exceptional teacher, as it’s incredible to be training and playing with him. He is a leader, which I knew, but also different to the others. His football is joy. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miralem_Pjani%C4%87" class="extiw" title="w:Miralem Pjanić">Miralem Pjanić</a>, 2011 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/12820">[39]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>You learn a lot from Totti. He is a player that is part of the club’s history, an idol of the fans. Not mentioning the Argentines, Totti is the player who gives me the most advice. He is one of those who I talk to most. There are no problems with the language, we understand each other. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Lamela" class="extiw" title="w:Erik Lamela">Erik Lamela</a>, 2012 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/14742">[40]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Roma are a great side and Francesco Totti, who called to convince me to join, is a great player who I have always admired. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Mutu" class="extiw" title="w:Adrian Mutu">Adrian Mutu</a>, 2012 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/14766">[41]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Daniel_Osvaldo" class="extiw" title="w:Pablo Daniel Osvaldo">Pablo Osvaldo</a>, Francesco is unique. He’s not only a phenomenon, he’s actually the best Italian player of all time.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/node/14951">[42]</a> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Daniel_Osvaldo" class="extiw" title="w:Pablo Daniel Osvaldo">Pablo Osvaldo</a> Some Italian players think they are Hollywood stars, but I was surprised by how down to earth Totti is. He is a living legend at Roma, a very normal lad and a lot of fun. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/19503/osvaldo-roma-real-and-jagger">[43]</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>He is the equivalent to the Pope. People are devoted to him, but Francesco deserves it - he is a leader and is always able to express words of praise for his teammates. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_Burdisso" class="extiw" title="w:Nicolás Burdisso">Nicolás Burdisso</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/content/burdisso-details-knee-damage">[44]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Can I become a symbol of Fiorentina? I dream of becoming the Viola’s version of Francesco Totti. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevan_Joveti%C4%87" class="extiw" title="w:Stevan Jovetić">Stevan Jovetić</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/17708/jovetic-ill-be-fiorentinas-totti">[45]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I have so much respect for Francesco Totti. Considering what he represents at Roma, he is the captain of captains. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Borini" class="extiw" title="w:Fabio Borini">Fabio Borini</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/27022/borini-blasts-roma-director">[46]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I appreciate the presence of a leader like Totti. He is one of the best players in history. I feel lucky to play alongside him. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bradley_(soccer)" class="extiw" title="w:Michael Bradley (soccer)">Michael Bradley</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/usa-midfielder-bradley-roma-teammate-totti-one-best-ever-3971649#.Uflrg9JgfKE">[47]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/usa-midfielder-bradley-roma-teammate-totti-one-best-ever-3971649#.Uflrg9JgfKE">[48]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Totti is an unattainable champions. It does not take long to realise that he is a real phenomenon for the things that he can do. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcos_Ao%C3%A1s_Corr%C3%AAa" class="extiw" title="w:Marcos Aoás Corrêa">Marquinhos</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/33790/marquinhos-totti-phenomenon">[49]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Francesco Totti is a great champion and beyond description. I’m happy to be playing alongside him. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon_Sisenando" class="extiw" title="w:Maicon Sisenando">Maicon</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/38645/maicon-im-no-roma-gamble">[50]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>My idols? I have several. Totti as well is someone I like. It is a pleasure to play against him now. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_El_Shaarawy" class="extiw" title="w:Stephan El Shaarawy">Stephan El Shaarawy</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/39332/el-shaarawy-idols-egypt">[51]</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I want to become Napoli’s Totti. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marek_Ham%C5%A1%C3%ADk" class="extiw" title="w:Marek Hamšík">Marek Hamšík</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2013/07/21/4132659/cavani-and-lavezzi-gone-but-loyal-hamsik-dreams-of-being-napolis-">[52]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>I’d love to be the Francesco Totti of Juventus. I won’t make comparisons on role or history, but I hope to end my career with this jersey. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Marchisio" class="extiw" title="w:Claudio Marchisio">Claudio Marchisio</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.football-italia.net/39998/marchisio-ill-be-juves-totti">[53]</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="From_other_people">From other people</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: From other people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Totti is great, at his age he still makes a difference, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer" class="extiw" title="w:Roger Federer">Federer</a>. I’d take him everywhere, even to dinner with me. He is really strong. If AS Roma won the Scudetto I would invite Totti for a ride with me. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Rossi" class="extiw" title="w:Valentino Rossi">Valentino Rossi</a>, 2013 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.romanews.us/2013/11/04/valentino-rossi-totti-is-great-he-can-still-make-a-difference/">(Source)</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>No one would have thought that Totti would have a career like this. But even from his debut you could see that he was destined to succeed. I have a great admiration for him. Look at the likes of Giggs, Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero – it is hard to believe that anyone can get to 40 years of age and keep playing, but Totti could. He is a boy who loves this city. He could have won more elsewhere, but he loves Rome. <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Verdone" class="extiw" title="w:Carlo Verdone">Carlo Verdone</a>, Italian actor and film director <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://football-italia.net/32529/totti-legend-giggs">(Source)</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="noprint" style="clear: right; border: solid #aaa 1px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size: 90%; background: #f9f9f9; width: 250px; padding: 4px; spacing: 0px; text-align: left; float: right;"> <div style="float: left;"><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wikipedia"><img alt="Wikipedia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg/50px-Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg/75px-Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg/100px-Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="94" /></a><figcaption>Wikipedia</figcaption></figure></div> <div style="margin-left: 60px;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> has an article about: <div style="margin-left: 10px;"><i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Totti" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Francesco Totti">Francesco Totti</a></b></i></div> </div> </div> <div class="noprint" style="clear: right; border: solid #aaa 1px; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; font-size: 90%; background: #f9f9f9; width: 250px; padding: 4px; spacing: 0px; text-align: left; float: right;"> <div style="float: left;"><figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Commons"><img alt="Commons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/50px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/75px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/100px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a><figcaption>Commons</figcaption></figure></div> <div style="margin-left: 60px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Commons" class="extiw" title="w:Wikimedia Commons">Wikimedia Commons</a> has media related to: <div style="margin-left: 10px;"><i><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Francesco_Totti" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Francesco Totti">Francesco Totti</a></b></i></div> </div> </div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&oldid=3579968">https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Francesco_Totti&oldid=3579968</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Rome" title="Category:People from Rome">People from Rome</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Italian_soccer_players" title="Category:Italian soccer players">Italian soccer players</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Catholics_from_Italy" title="Category:Catholics from Italy">Catholics from Italy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1976_births" title="Category:1976 births">1976 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Living_people" title="Category:Living people">Living people</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 13 September 2024, at 14:34.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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