Top 44 Gabriel Batistuta Quotes

If I ever leave Fiorentina, I would very much like to go to Manchester United because out of the three best teams in Europe – United, Lazio, and Barcelona – Manchester, in my opinion, is the best.

I want to expand my horizons and mix with different people.

You go around the world, and you say, ‘I’m the top scorer for the Argentina national team.’ I liked that.

It goes without saying that I love the game, the tactics, the training, and everything that happens on the pitch.

Argentina have always had the best strikers in the world.

I felt terrible when I went to Roma because I hadn’t fulfilled the expectations of the Florentines.

It’s difficult to find gaps with 20 players in 20 metres.

I’m content with what I have done in my career.

I wasn’t that excited about football when I was young, but it did become my passion.

In Argentina, everyone knows Manchester United, but the only ones who’ve heard of Fiorentina are people who follow me.

Looking from the outside at English football, at Spanish football, it’s more interesting, and they have the champions and the celebrities that they want to see. But with the passion that Italians have for football, the pride that they have, I don’t think the game will stay that way.

I’m playing for the team. If I’ve got four goals, it’s because the team are playing well.

It would be spectacular if I could be the top scorer and win the World Cup with Argentina.

I received many offers – namely from Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Milan – but I preferred the tranquillity of playing for Fiorentina.

Messi is a winner.

Although I have never won a major trophy, I consider myself a winner because I helped Fiorentina to compete with the big boys.

I could have become an E.U. player if I’d wanted to, but I am, and prefer to remain, Argentine.

Bielsa knows everything about everything.

My family grew up in Florence. There I became what I am now, and those are things that cannot be forgotten.

From my playing experience in Qatar, I know that it is a country and a region which will host a spectacular and passionate World Cup in 2022.

If I had gone to Madrid, I would have scored more than 200 goals, but I knew I would have got bored.

It’s fun to have wingers that cross the ball for you, but when two intelligent No. 9s play together, they understand each other better than with the wingers.

I never said I was going to play for Boca but rather that, if I went back to Argentina to play, I would do so for only one team, and that’s Boca.

I’ve always liked England.

I have no intention of coaching Boca Juniors, and no-one from the club has approached me to do so.

All the best players wanted to come to Italy.

Messi is a player who can play in any team.

This is the World Cup, and you need all the elements in place: a good coach, luck, and a cohesive team unit are fundamental requirements.

I left football, and overnight, I couldn’t walk. I wet the bed even though the bathroom was only three meters away. It was 4 A.M., and I knew if I stood, my ankle would kill me.

I am preparing myself to leave football. I have always thought that once you get past 30, it is time to reflect on when you should go, and that is what I have done.

I am fascinated by English football.

The number 9 has to be the one who scores the goals.

I want to win the Italian league. That’s why I said no to Manchester United.

I would like to give my best and score as many goals as possible.

I lived and breathed football. Now I have difficulty walking because of that: because I gave much more than I actually had to give.

Balotelli, and a few others, have everything that I would have liked to have. It angers me that he does not use his talent to his full advantage.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan – the first on the Asian continent – I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

I have had a positive experience in Qatar. It has not been too challenging, and it has given my ankles a rest!

My problem is that I have no cartilage or tendons. My 86 kilos are supported by bones alone. That’s what generated the pain.

Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn’t have more charisma than Maradona had.

I love the game and everything that goes with actually playing. What I don’t like so much are the interviews, the controversy, and all the external stuff.

I’ve always considered Florence as my girlfriend. I don’t have to explain my love for this city.

To be in the national team is wonderful in it’s own right. For me, playing against Brazil or Venezuela is the same.

I know perfectly well that in football, you have good times, and you have bad times.