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Footballing greats on Italian goalkeeping legend, Gianluigi Buffon.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
: "I have a lot of respect for Buffon, the words he has said about me, and what I have said about him. He is not only a phenomenal goalkeeper but a great amd adorable personality too!"
: "I have a lot of respect for Buffon, the words he has said about me, and what I have said about him. He is not only a phenomenal goalkeeper but a great amd adorable personality too!"
Zinedine Zidane: "Gigi's a natural - born leader. An incredible footballer and a wonderful person."
: "Gigi's a natural - born leader. An incredible footballer and a wonderful person."
Iker Casillas: "He is an exceptional goalkeeper. He has my admiration and maximum respect.
For goalkeepers that are a little younger than him, he has been a reference. He has driven us and we wanted to be like him."
: "He is an exceptional goalkeeper. He has my admiration and maximum respect.For goalkeepers that are a little younger than him, he has been a reference. He has driven us and we wanted to be like him."
Andrés Iniesta: "I'd love to see GiGi play for the rest of his life. It's always wonderful to watch legends like him on the pitch."
: "I'd love to see GiGi play for the rest of his life. It's always wonderful to watch legends like him on the pitch."
Andrea Pirlo: "GiGi is unique and perhaps the best keeper of all time. Watching him play and train is awesome!"
: "GiGi is unique and perhaps the best keeper of all time. Watching him play and train is awesome!"
Francesco Totti: "Goalkeepers have an enormous impact on match and GiGi has so often been decisive for Juventus. He is simply phenomenal. Without the doubt he is the best goalkeeper I've ever faced."
: "Goalkeepers have an enormous impact on match and GiGi has so often been decisive for Juventus. He is simply phenomenal. Without the doubt he is the best goalkeeper I've ever faced."
David Trezeguet: "Buffon is the best goalkeeper of all time. He has always been decisive."
: "Buffon is the best goalkeeper of all time. He has always been decisive."
Massimiliano Allegri: "GiGi is still the best goalkeeper in the world. In the big matches, he still makes big saves. He is ageless!"
: "GiGi is still the best goalkeeper in the world. In the big matches, he still makes big saves. He is ageless!"
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: "It was tough enough to score against Buffon in training sessions. In matches, he was simply unbeatable."
: "It was tough enough to score against Buffon in training sessions. In matches, he was simply unbeatable."
Fabio Cannavaro"GiGi is simply the number one. The phenomenon. The best keeper of all time!"
"GiGi is simply the number one. The phenomenon. The best keeper of all time!"
Giorgio Chiellini: "GiGi makes the difficult things look simple."
: "GiGi makes the difficult things look simple."
Manuel Neuer: "GiGi is a role model for me. I've learnt a lot from him."
: "GiGi is a role model for me. I've learnt a lot from him."
Wojciech Szczesny: "He is a friend for everyone and someone that everyone cares greatly about."
: "He is a friend for everyone and someone that everyone cares greatly about."
Marcelo Lippi : "GiGi is one of a kind in every way. My wish for him is to never change."
: "GiGi is one of a kind in every way. My wish for him is to never change."
Fabio Capello: "The best player I ever coached? I could select two whole teams, but Buffon would be the only player in both of them."
: "The best player I ever coached? I could select two whole teams, but Buffon would be the only player in both of them."
Pavel Nedved: "GiGi is an inspiration for all of us. Always the first in training. The one who trains hardest and the one with the spirit of never giving up."
: "GiGi is an inspiration for all of us. Always the first in training. The one who trains hardest and the one with the spirit of never giving up."
Petr Cech: "Oliver Kahn, Peter Schmeichel, and Edwin Van Der Sar inspired me earlier in my career. Then Buffon appeared and changed everything."
: "Oliver Kahn, Peter Schmeichel, and Edwin Van Der Sar inspired me earlier in my career. Then Buffon appeared and changed everything."
Sergio Ramos"GiGi is an example for anyone who wants to be a part of this sport. He has shown that age has no barriers."
"GiGi is an example for anyone who wants to be a part of this sport. He has shown that age has no barriers."
Alessandro Del Piero"The best keeper of all time? Buffon. Simple answer."
"The best keeper of all time? Buffon. Simple answer."
Dino Zoff"From the very start, GiGi set out to achieve big things and he has maintained an extremely high standard until the present day."
"From the very start, GiGi set out to achieve big things and he has maintained an extremely high standard until the present day."
