"I really feel dead inside. I am 45 years old, and around me many of my teammates walking in shorts towards the dressing room could easily be my children."
"Can you live without it, Gigi? No, I can't when you have outlived your youth, and the time when you feel strong and all-powerful has ended."
"I have very opposite emotions now because, on the one hand, I felt it was the right choice, he replies. So I was happy to end my journey."
"He will compare those feelings with the elation of winning the World Cup in 2006, when his brilliant tournament was preceded by the bitter fallout from the infamous Calciopoli scandal."
Gianluigi Buffon recalls his final game in May 2023, expressing a profound sense of loss and the feeling of aging. At 45, he reflects on the stark contrast between his youth and the reality of retirement. Despite the somber reflections, Buffon is vibrant and engaging in his post-retirement life. He discusses the emotional turmoil of Italy's failure to qualify for the World Cup and contrasts it with the joy of winning in 2006, revealing a complex relationship with his past and future.
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