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Interview with Roby - Part 1

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A Fan:

Mr Baggio,

You are a legend of soccer. There will never be another Italian player like you.Thank you for all the good moments. My son is inspired by you

forza Italia

Carlo
Perth Australia

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angelika serbova:

ho bisogno di mettermi in contatto con il portavoce o evtl. pr di sig.baggio!
ho un speciale invito x lui...dovrei consegnarlo..
per cortesia aiutatemi...
grazie

nee:

I am Thai. You are my hero always.

Kang yeon soo:

Hello.Roby.
I'm Korean.
I not speak English very well.
^^

Happy Birthday Roby.
congratulation~☞

Yeon soo kang:

hello.
I Korean.
Happy birthday to you.
congraturation!!
^_^

Yeon soo kang:

hello.
I from Korea.
Happy birthday to you.
congraturation!!
^_^

(Miss) Gunel Sh.:

Roberto, I miss you in Euro 2008. You were, are and will be the best.I will never forget you and your goals. You are handsome as always!!!!

Gunel from Azerbaijan, Baku city.

mil:

hi roby you always be the greatest player in the world tiamo

Ercan:

Hi Baggio,

You are best football legend my life.

I'm from İstanbul Turkey.

Happy birtday Roby.

I love you.

FOREVER BAGGIO...

Hi Roberto! Best wishes from Russia! Happy birthday, you is number one!

Hi Roberto! Best wishes from Russia! Happy birthday, you is number one!

خيلي دوستت داريم روبرتو، تولدت مبارك

Happy birthday!


Saeed from IRAN

Happy birthday dear Baggio, Happy birthday!

ciao..r.baggio [10]

happy birthday roby.
[sorry i'am late ]
ti amo roberto baggio.
i think of roby everytime & everyday.
when...roby came to thailand.?
...คิดถึงบักโจ้สุด-สุด คุณคือฮีโร่ในจัยที่ไม่อาจลืมเลือน..คุณคือแรงบันดาลจัยที่ทำให้ฉันได้ชื่นชอบกีฬาฟุตบอล..
ฉันหวังอยากให้คุณมาเที่ยวที่ประเทศไทยอีกสักครั้ง..อยากเจอคุณมาก-มาก
ขอให้ครอบคัรวคุณพบแต่ความสุขตลอดไป
this is e-mail ...
baggiopee@hotmail.com

محسن///mohsen:

hi roby.i am iranian.
سلام روبرتو.من ایرانی هستم.
happy birth day dear roby
تولدت مبارک رابی عزیز
Best wishes for you
با آرزوی بهترینها برای تو
I LOVE YOU
دوست دارم
YOU ARE MY MYTH
تو اسطوره منی
ANSWER ME PLZ
لطفا پاسخم را بده
BYE MY DEAR ROBY

Thank you dear Angy, you translated it perfectly!!!

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angy:

Second part of the interview

Hi everybody! Here’s my translation of the second part of the interview. I’m sorry for the big delay but I’ve been busy and I couldn’t do it sooner. I hope to give you the translation of the third part of the interview as soon as possible. Sorry for my English mistakes.

Vittorio: I already know a lot of answers to many questions we have asked each other during these 14 years of friendship but the answer almost everybody wants to know giving you this baton of value and reliability where passion has been the frame for your life, where reliability has been the fuel for making you work more and more and making you overcome the obstacles day by day and moving your limits further on….for many people this heritage cannot be wasted and many people ask theirselves why doesn’t Roberto bring all his knowledge, his passion, his resolution to the world of soccer or of the sport generally? obviously to the world of soccer particularly because that was your job
Roberto: I think I’ve always wanted to be far from the limelight, I’ve never liked the limelight and I think the fact that I speak every now ad then is the proof of that, but it’s part of my nature. I believe in very simple things that maybe don’t rouse people’s interest, that’s the way I am, this is a period where I’m living like that and I like it, I feel good with that. I know the experience I’ve learned in my soccer carrier can help someone some day but until I won’t find the mainspring that make me spring into action I’ll better stay away from soccer because I think there must be a serious deep motivation. When I’ll feel involved again I’ll decide what to do but not now, I don’t need it now and I’m fine with that.

Vittorio: in the meantime next Monday you’ll be 41
(Roby laughs)
Roby: Mind your own business! (Vittorio laughs)

Vittorio: The blog friends connect and chat and get in touch with each other every day…there’s maybe a topic which they’ve never heard your opinion about…we’re in a country such as Italy where there’s much warmth but at this moment we hardly manage to achieve something for our future like hope and joy…Roby, according to you, what’s missing in Italy so that a little more joy and optimism can reach common people?
Roby: mmhh…I think there’s not only one thing that’s missing in people but if I have to mention one I think people has given up all their hope towards everybody else and that’s very tragic..

Vittorio: But who made them give up all hope?
Roby: I think we all have given up our hope towards those who in theory should represent us (politicians) so people can hardly believe in all what they’ve told.

Vittorio: Look, I’ll say a provocation now…but in this country someone gets up in the morning and makes up a little political party, another one gets up and makes up a bigger one…
Roby: Shall we play a little match then?* (They both laugh)


*This is a word play in Italian almost impossible to translate correctly in English (at least for me). Vittorio is talking about the political situation in Italy (elections coming soon) where some of the biggest politicians have made new big parties and new smaller parties just out of nothing (in Italian “partitino”= little party; “partitone”= big party) so Roby says: “Facciamo una partitina?”=shall we play a little match then? (in Italian “partitina”= little match) so there’s the pun and so they laugh.

angy

Glad to finally watch the last part of the interview. It's wonderful to see Roby & Vittorio laughing to heartily together.
To the greatest friendship between you two, and among the worldwide Baggisti Family, G.F.B!

Ciao~

Linh:

Ciao Roby, mi manchi ~~

Mikko:

Thanks for the memories Robby! They will live with me forever. Health and hapiness to you and your family.
Greetings from Finland!

RB:
Late comes blessing
Actually in February 18 I have remain, below is I represents the Chinese fans to write for yours birthday present, we love your Bacjo, hoped that your happy health is joyful.

RoBy faithful follower

My distant place prPrays for heavenly blessing your happy birthday. in this day, each minute likely spot kicks equally excitedly. , the family member, the friend, the small meeting, the fragrant shore, the grape wine, the candlelight, also has the California hotel which you like listening. the children love, parents' love, also have the wife to your love, are weaving your happy world. the fans, love you the people, they remain in yours blog pray for heavenly blessing, the child who is rescued by you, they distant is also praying, in their eye you are the idol, friend or looks like the father. , I thought that this is the people loves your reason nicely, one graceful, the friendly enthusiasm, the ordinary actually extraordinary person, the Bacjo we loves you, our love, from all directions, our blessing, from the world, , no matter you in there, have many people in yours side.but I am their one, I felt that very arrogant satisfies arrogant and offensive. prays for heavenly blessing your Bacjo, 41 year old happy birthdayays for heavenly blessing.

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happy birthday and thank you for all happy that you make to me all magic moment that i feel when i wash you play
and allah have amaecy on your angle soul
your ifenty fan tareq

think of your ROBY, wants to know that really you make anything now, goes hunting, walks a dog, is taking vacation, whether your leg also in “does suffer” you.
I in the distant place prayed every day your health is safe, if which naive can let urge to go faster Italy, as soon as I must go surely to look at you, if you do not go to Argentina in me you the farm to look for you. I want to go hunting with you, enjoys the nature. ROBY hoped that we can look for the spot to meet. Wishes your 41st happy birthday

Yoyo(天门):

To:Angy

Thanks very much for your great help.

I'd like to tell you more about the heart picture.

The heart was made around 00:00 on 1st,September,2007.
The candles were inside the cups as there was wind that night. There are total five colours of the cups,red,yellow,green,purpleand blue,then the candles are white. When light the candles,the colours are very nice.. Blue'Roby'was made by the sparkled plastic stick. The shining could last around three hours. We kept calling with other baggiosti in the airport,then make it shining and stick on the KT-Board when they noticed us that Roby has left the airport to Zhejiang Hotel. Then when Roby was in the room#8516 and opened the window, he saw the beautiful heart...

That moment,both Roby and all baggiosti were the happiest people.

Love Roby forever.

Yoyo(天门),Hangzhou,China

Yoyo(天门):

If someone could give me the address of Roby, I'd like to send the rest part of the candles.Which is the member of this heart..
Thanks,Roby,we feel so happy.

Yoyo(天门)hangzhou,China

Linh:

Oh yeah, the end of this video is so funny. I'm really curious about what makes Roby and Vittorio laugh so much :D
Waiting for the third part~~

What is so funny at the end of the second video?!
I couldn't help laughing along with Roby and Vittorio even though I didn't understand a word!!!
'Cause it is always the greatest content for me to see Roby happy, and apparently he was very happy with his best friend on his birthday. :D

P.S. for the Iranian friend: go to Altavilla and try your luck, you may run into Roby there/ :P

Celine, Beijing, China

Anonymous:

Hi Roberto , I love you man , I mean :D I m not gay , but I really love you , I admire you , I am Iranian who is living in USA but I m gonna come to Italy this month , and I ll be soooooooo happy to see you , plz tell me where can I find you :D in Italy !!
wish you and your family the best , I miss you in the football court so much man .

Linh:

WOW, WHAT A HAPPY DAY TODAY. NOW LET'S WISH LITTLE LEO A NICE BIRTHDAY!! ^^
@ Angy & Celine: So this is exactly the big heart in Hangzhou that Roby and Vittorio mentioned in the video? I was under the impression that this photo was taken on the occasion of Roby's birthday :D Anyway, it's really beautiful and unforgettable.

And now it's time to say,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR LEO!!!

We'd love to see what he's grown into when he is already THREE years old!!

Must be very really adorable, as we say "Like Father, Like Son." :P

Celine

Nuno Veríssimo:

Happy birthday Roby!!!

I'am a big fan your...

I will never forget yours carrear as football player.


Nuno Veríssimo
Portugal

angy:

Celine thank you very much but actually my birthday was on the 19th hehehe...but don't worry! ;))) thanks a lot!!

And I just realize that it was Angy's birthday on th 28th!!!

Happy birthday dear, sorry I'm two days late.

May you enjoy everyday of 2008!

Ciauuuuuuuuu!!

To dear Linh,

Yes that beautiful heart was made by some most faithful Baggisti in Hangzhou(Roby's second stop in China, the most famous resort, too, with its West Lake).
Though I was in Beijing and not with them, I'm proud to say that they are all from Herobaggio and some are my best friends. :)

Celine

Bless you Angy!!!!
Thanks a lot~~

Ciao!

angy:

You're welcome everybody!! thank you too! I'm happy to have helped you all!
Grazie paola! è vero, i baggisti si devono aiutare l'uno all'altro ;)

@ Linh: yes, that beautiful heart in the picture was made by Chinese baggisti when Roby and Vittorio went to China last August.

Linh:

As for the wonderful picture with our hero's name in a big heart: According to Ayala's comment, I guess it's from Chinese baggisti, right? So lovely~~ :D

Linh:

Many many thanks to Angy. Your translation is so great. Sei fantastica (saying like Paola ^_^)
So happy to understand what Roby and Vittorio said.
Nice weekend!

paola:

angy sei fantastica! stavo per farlo io! appena entrata e vedo che mi hai anticipato! brava! Eì giusto aiutare i fans di roby in tutto il mondo!

Yeyette:

Angy
Thank's a lot !! good translation. Very nice
Thank you
Yeyette

angy:

English translation of Roby’s interview
Hi everybody! I translated the video in English for those who don’t understand Italian…ehm English is not my first language so I’m sorry if I mistook something. If you have any doubt or there’s something you didn’t understand here just tell me here in the blog and I’ll explain ok?
Have a nice day!!

Vittorio: So Roby your 41st birthday is very close and we have made Heroes Company as a gift to ourselves, what have these 5-6 months of Heroes Company given to you?
Roberto: First of all, this is something I have been thinking about for a long time. It’s a beautiful, deep, funny thing, I think doing something for other people has always been our wish, our goal and so this project has begun. As an initial gift, we’ve been to Rome to take this very important award from the City of Rome for Aung San Suu Kyi who, as many of you know, has been a Nobel prize winner for peace and has been living exiled in her house since 1991, since almost 18 years and it is absurd that the military dictatorship can do this nowadays, that is depriving people from the right that every human been shall have which is freedom. We received this award for her and succeeding in giving it directly to her own hands in her own land would be beautiful, if we get the permission to do it. So this is our next aim, we’re hoping it’s possible.
V: Roby, if we should give a message today to all those thousands of people, and as I know they’re millions of people…’cause last time we were in China the Chinese government told us that only in China there were more than 60 millions of your fans, remember that? Now I don’t know how many are they all around the world…you know we receive thousands of letters, your blog is already a community where people meet each other…so what emotion does all this give to you? when you read them, when you go to the blog which is our closest means to get to the people, you know about the letters because we unload full bags of letters…so what kind of emotion does all this give to you today after so many years?
R: The emotion is indescribable…knowing that so many people still follows me after many years I’ve quitted playing football is just indescribable…as you said, not only in Italy but also around the world we have received a lot of love. Being honest, when we recently went to China, after 3 years I haven’t played anymore I didn’t expect such a warm welcome, I didn’t thought there was all this waiting for me, instead, all these thoughts revealed to be mistaken because it was something unique- (Vittorio’s mobile phone rings)
V: (ironically) Could it be some Chinese person calling us? (He talks at the phone) yes, yes, yes I’m interviewing Roby, ok, bye (now talks to Roby) I’m sorry, I interrupted you…where were we?
R: Ah I don’t know. I don’t know, every time I speak you interrupt me! (They both laugh) We were talking about China, about how it was…
V: Yeah after 3 years all this love did amazed me too.
R: Absolutely! I will never forget that night when we arrived to Huang jo (I’m sorry I don’t how to write that) when they made a giant heart made of candles at the hotel parking
V: Oh yeah with colored candles remember? At first a heart and then a greeting remember?
R: Absolutely, it was beautiful, incredible!

(to be continued in the next video)

Bye!
angy

Irakli:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAESTRO!

Please update your news,dear Roby.
So kind of you to show us the photo with heat shape and your name which screened in China.
Please do come China again if possible.

eager to watch the last part of the video. :)

Thanks to the blog staff, and to dear Vittorio.

I wish one day I could stand in the very room where Roby and Vittorio were in the video, and tak a picture with Roby.:P

Mai dire mai......

Love,

Celine, Beijing, China

ESI:

IT'S ROYALLY DAY FOR ME
IT'S MY DREAM AND MY LIFE
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME YOUR BIRTHDAY THAN MINE

IT'S LATE ROBY BUT

HAPPY BRITHDAY ROBY

skau1007:

happy birthday to roby

skau1007:

happy birthday to roby

ikki:

HaPPy belatED B'day..ROBy BaGGio..wiSh u aLL The beST. .eki_indonesia.

羊:

i'm sorry i am late to say happy birthday to roby.i still want to say:dear roby,happy birthday!

Mauricio Villablanca:

Happy birthday, Roberto!

Forza Azzurri!

chris ( brussels):

happy birthday from belgium roby

titi:

sei grande roby.....auguri da ginevra

ah, personally I wouldn't want to see Roby become a coach......too stressful and too bad for health.

I hope Roby could live the way he wants, not influenced by the media or anyone.

Of course this also means that we would see him less than if he were a coach...but I'd rather see him enjoy life, It will be the best gift for me.

Good news is that we have this blog to receive first-hand tidings of Roby. :P

Celine

.......:

happy birthday,when do you want to become a coach???

Haaaaaappy birthday Dear ROBY, green pitch like all your loves missed you so much, hope you have a wonderful and joyful moments beside your family. Forza Baggio for EVER

Yoon:

Italian football w/o u is not entertaining anymore.. btw i pray to GOD that u & family will have a blessing, peaceful, happy and healthy life.

Forza II DIVIN CODINO. Happy Belated Birhtday.

冰月舞:

Codino d' Oro:今天是中国的传统节日——元宵节,在此为您煮一锅甜甜糯糯的汤团,衷心祝福您合家幸福快乐!(*^-^*)

Alias:


Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Baggio !

Linh:

Hi Roby, thanks a lot for the video! Oh you don't know how much I miss u~~ It's great to see you and hear you after such a long time. Like sis Celine, I love that cap, ah no, those caps very much ^_^. Love you both, Roby and Vittorio.
Could any Italian baggista please translate this interview into English? Most of us here in English blog don't understand Italian. Plzzzz... So eager to know what Roby and Vittorio said during the talk~~

wang yi qin:

nice to see you again~
happy birthday~

It's great to see Roby and Vittorio in video after almost 6 months!!!

Though I couldn't understand all of what you are saying in the video, I do catch some.

It is us who should be thankful.

And where can we buy the hat that Vittorio is wearing in the video, with a Heroes Company logo on it??? I'd love to have one and wear it all day long. :P

Thanks to the blog staff, too.

Ciauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Celine

Dyana, Malaysia:

Happy Belated B'day! I've been your fan since 1990 and I still remember your beautiful goal vs Chekozlovakia. One of the most beautiful WC goals ever.

You're the reason why I love football - Italian football of course. Wish to see you back to football. Coaching maybe?

Dear Roby
Happy birthday and please start playing again because soccer is nothing without you
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