Quotes from Javier Zanetti

I live every training session to the fullest as if it were a final.

If I had a lock of hair out of place then I would not feel OK.

I arrived at Inter when I was very young and I had the chance to play with Giuseppe Bergomi, and I met Giacinto Facchetti too.

This is football, and one cannot be distracted at any moment because the opposition can put you in difficulty and compromise a result.

I want to be useful for the team, depending on whatever position the coach chooses for me. That's the spirit I've always had.

In 2000, with Tardelli at the helm, I really thought about leaving Inter. I had an agreement with Real Madrid and everything was ready for me to move to Spain.

The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.

To arrive in a city like Milan as a young man was a huge challenge.

My only desire was to defend and honour the Inter jersey in any country all over the world.

When I was young, as a fan of Independiente, my idol was Enrique Bochini. He was a playmaker and a total legend at the club. He never played for another club in his career. Maradona was a fan of Bochini too. So when I think that I have only played for Inter in Italy, I feel a little like Bochini. Only with far fewer assists!

I am enjoying everything football has given me, and I want to enjoy to the maximum every chance I am allowed.

My secret is to train as intensively as I can, if possible, with the same intensity you experience in a real match.