Giorgio Chiellini Quotes

As a defender I try to keep clean sheets.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I don't mind being the older guy that has to sacrifice and be the defensive anchor.

As a defender, we take pride in getting clean sheets.

It's not always statistics that determine the best player, especially the quarterback.

I've played for some really good coaches, been on some really good teams. I learned a lot.

I am always pleased to talk about Buffon. He is an extraordinary player, a professional with values.

Defense is gonna help me in particular and help my team, so that's what I've really focused on.

Nobody is a born captain. He learns with time.

My ambition is to contribute my quota to the overall success of the team.

Defending is easy. You just have to want to defend. It's not like defending is hard. It's just, like, more of an attitude.

De Gea is a great goalkeeper. He is excellent.

I'm really enjoying my time at Tottenham - it's a great feeling to be the captain too. I think I can be proud of that.

That's part of the process of the longer you play, you can help the guys around you.

The dream is to captain Liverpool.

Champions win and defend it wherever they need to defend it.

I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. to show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.

It's a huge privilege to be named England Twenty20 captain and form part of a leadership team that I've no doubt will work well together with a great deal of synergy.

Whether you play or whether you're on the bench, or however it may be, at some point in your career you will be one of those three roles. You will either be a young, up-and-coming goalkeeper watching the experienced one, you'll either be on the bench or you'll be in goal yourself.

That's one thing I pride myself a lot more now, playing defense, I do what the team needs me to do. If we need a stop, I'll do it. That's a major, major part of my game now.

Coaching Netherlands remains one of my ambitions.

People are disturbed and demoralised after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. It is my responsibility to protect their interests and show them a direction.

Playing as captain of Juve and the national team, with 500 games for Juve and 100 for the national team, it gives you a different serenity.

I've kicked a lot of balls over the years.

I was a young player at Real, but working with players like Zidane and Beckham every day taught me such a lot: how you win and lose as a team and how you must respect your team-mates.