Christian Vieri Quotes

We are playing at home, with full stadiums and passionate fans. It will be very special moment for me.

The roar of the crowd has always been the sweetest music. It's intoxicating.

The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.

The theatre at my school was awesome. It was a 1,400-seat auditorium, so, being in that auditorium at 17, and having, like, 1,400 people cheer for you was, like, one of the most amazing feelings that I've ever felt, energy-wise. It just felt right.

The reason why people watch sport is to feel something. They want to feel emotions. So if the players don't give emotions, it's more difficult to get into it.

The roar of the crowd when you come out for a final is like nothing else: when 15,000 people are cheering you, a lot of adrenaline goes right through you.

I can remember an Inter-Verona and we arrived at the stadium an hour and a half before kick-off and there were already 85,000 fans screaming our names. It sent shivers down your spine. I am proud of one thing and that is that I really gave all of my energy for those people.

I don't think you can put into words the feelings you get playing week in and week out.

It's both exciting and scary, I feel my heart and skin when I receive a ball. Of course I'm excited and scared but those emotions make me feel alive.

Loftus Road is a great place to play football. The fans get behind you, and it's a great atmosphere.

The one time I get butterflies at my fights is during the ring walk, and to get to do that with my home crowd is special, emotional.

Running out the tunnel and hearing my name called out for the first time, stepping out before the game. I just had a different type of feeling, it was amazing, like I actually made it to the NBA.

Fans can't score a goal but they have energy.

When family and friends go to Everton, they tell me that there's a moment when I get the ball, and fans get to their feet in anticipation. There's so much at stake that people live under permanent pressure.

It's amazing - you know, you just look up, and you say, 'Wow, that's amazing.' It's 25,000 people only on one side, so of course you enjoy it. Every time when you go on the pitch, it's just crazy. They know when we need some energy; they have a button, so it's perfect. But you feel it; you feel it, of course.

I go out and play not for the numbers, but for a chance to win and the thrill of playing in front of a packed crowd.

There's no better feeling than scoring in front of the Stretford End.

I love being the first person to play a part. I really get a big thrill out of it.

There is nothing better than having your home crowd cheer you on and scream with you in big moments and get the crowd in the pulse of the game.

I knew my first game at Everton wasn't going to be a stroll around the pitch.

When you are getting warmed up and you hear the fans there, singing your name, when you feel that the fans support you like this, it gives you even more determination inside.

Cricket can produce some amazing feelings on the field and I have been lucky enough to experience a few along the way.

When I'm asked to define football, I always talk about emotions, the heart, love. It's something you feel deep down inside when you enter a stadium, raise your eyes, and look at the stands, the fans coming in.

Games without atmosphere are bad for football.

Being able to compete and try and win games is the coolest feeling.