@FootynewsGIANLUIGI BUFFON: "At 17, I made my Serie A debut, and it seemed like nothing could affect me. But with the years, I understood that fear does not go away... you only learn to play with it. Before every match, even in finals, the heart beats faster. And that's okay. Fear is what reminds you that you are human. 'The key is not to let it paralyze you, but to push you forward. What allowed me to last so long was not talent, but serenity. Knowing that you will not always be the hero, but that you can always be true to yourself. In football, as in life, courage is not not having fear... it is moving forward despite it.'

@FootynewsGIANLUIGI BUFFON: "At 17, I made my Serie A debut, and it seemed like nothing could affect me. But with the years, I understood that fear does not go away... you only learn to play with it. Before every match, even in finals, the heart beats faster. And that's okay. Fear is what reminds you that you are human. 'The key is not to let it paralyze you, but to push you forward. What allowed me to last so long was not talent, but serenity. Knowing that you will not always be the hero, but that you can always be true to yourself. In football, as in life, courage is not not having fear... it is moving forward despite it.'