"Totti has the technique of a South American and deserved to win a few more trophies with his Roma team. In fact, he also deserved to win the Ballon d’Or. He is an extraordinary player. In Italy it’s not easy for kids to come up through the youth academy and impose themselves on the first team, but he managed it and became the symbol of Roma. Totti manages to think with his feet and would’ve done great things with my Roma side in 1982-83."

"Francesco Totti has probably been the best player in the last decade. His skills, ability, physical strength and intelligence on the pitch made him a symbol for Roma and the whole of Italian football."

"Gianni Rivera: Totti is better than Baggio and Del Piero, even better than me."

"I want to compliment Francesco Totti, scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me as he is a great player."

"Totti is the god of football. I saw him play when he was 16 and he was a phenomenon, he knew to do everything: passes, shoots, free kicks, penalties."

"I liked Francesco straight away. Not only as a player but as a person. He is a phenomenon. A rare player. It seems as if when he was born, the heavenly father said: 'Go down there and play football and that's it.' And he did what he was prescribed to do."

"There are many star players in Italy, but the only one I would bring to Bayern Munich would be Totti. I know him well and he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or."

"Michel Platini: Totti is an artist of football, a true Number 10, just like I was."

"Diego Maradona: Totti is the world's number one."

"Totti is the best player in the world. He has just been a little unlucky in the past."

"Because I grew up playing for Roma and I want to die playing for Roma, because I have always been a Roma's fan!"

"Totti is a legend. He is the symbol of the Giallorossi. Even in Holland, when you talk about Roma, the first name to come up is Totti's. He is considered an extraordinary champion all over the world."

"Totti is a 'galactico', He is one of the best players in the world."

"I have a lot of respect for Francesco Totti. When you talk about Roma, you think about Francesco Totti, and when you talk about Francesco Totti, you think about Roma. I’ve had to battle so many times against him. I have maximum respect for him."

"I would have been honoured to play alongside Totti, as he is one of the best players in history. Any club would’ve been happy to have him in their squad."

"Totti is a great player, one of the last Number 10s remaining in football. The way to play football today has pushed out real Number 10s who make the show. I have a lot of admiration for him, I think he is the best Number 10."

"Totti is a patron of football, an absolute champion on and off the field. Francesco has only played as a centre forward for four or five years. He was a great Number 10 and playmaker, but now is a pure striker."

"Totti has written the history of Italian football, with the present and the future. He is a player who can not be doubted."

"When he's in form, Francesco is the best player in the world at his position."

"Totti is the greatest exponent of the Roman world. He is a player who kids look up to. When the day arrives that he has to retire, it will be hard for Roma and the whole environment there because he is a club emblem."

"Totti is always strong, and as a Roman, fights for the team. He makes you feel great, and was a fantastic teammate. He has done a lot of brilliant things for Roma and for the Italian national team. I have always rooted for him."

"Totti is a fantastic player.""

"Above all on the eve of a match like this one, when on the other side, wearing a captain band on his arm, there’s a player like Francesco Totti. If we put together our goals scored, it's over 500. If we sum up the years of career, wearing the same shirt – it comes up to 35. We won the World Cup together and those memories unite us forever""

"Totti is a great player and when he is not there, Roma lose an important resource."

"Florentino Pérez: I spent a lot of money in my life to build a powerful team like Real Madrid, but my desire, I always liked the captain of Roma, Francesco Totti. Unfortunately, it was impossible to reach him because Totti always want to remain with his club and his city."

"In my opinion he is the most complete player in Italy, followed by De Rossi and Pirlo."

"Totti is part of Italy's heritage, in a footballing sense."

"Francesco and I grew up together and he is like a little brother to me, My father (Franco Sensi) used to say that he was the son he never had. No-one embodies the spirit of our team better than he does."

"Totti is the greatest player ever to wear Roma jersey."

"Francesco Totti is a champion among the best in the history of Italian football."

"Roma have the only real world class Italian player left, Francesco Totti."

"Totti is someone who can always find the winning moment out of nowhere."

"Eusebio Di Francesco: "Totti has great football intelligence, experience and seems to have four eyes to spot all potential passes.""

"Rudi Garcia: "Francesco is not only a formidable player – a "fuoriclasse" as you say in Italy – but also a man with great qualities outside of football. For me he is one of the very best players in the history of the sport. What I would really love is to win something with him at Roma.""

"Luis Enrique: "He is not only the King of Rome, but of the world. He is unique and it’s a pleasure to have players like Totti in the side.""

"Luiz Felipe Scolari: "Totti is a fantastic player, when you lose a player like him is like losing more than one.""

"Pierpaolo Bisoli: "Totti is Totti, a symbol of Italian football.""

"Siniša Mihajlović: Totti is a great champion, one of the best players Italy has ever produced, he deserves everything he has earned in the game."

"Laurent Blanc: "Totti is more than a simple player for Roma. He is outstanding, the team's real standard bearer.""

"Roberto Mancini: "Totti is still the number one in Italy and among the first in Europe.""

"Zdeněk Zeman: "Who are the best five Italian players? Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti, Totti.""

"Cesare Prandelli: "Totti is a great champion.""

"Carlo Mazzone: "Totti? Simply fantastic. I think he is the greatest Roma player of all-time.""

"Carlo Ancelotti: "Totti is a great player who gave so much for Roma and still can give. He is the player who managed the best, especially from the physical point of view, he can remain a very important player to the team.""

"Claudio Ranieri: "Totti is Totti, he is the greatest Italian player and our captain. We will keep him tight. He comes before everything.""

"Nothing that has happened has made me feel gloomy or remain depressed. I love my life."

"For all three of us, the Caracalla concert was a major event in our lives. I hope I am not immodest to think it was also unforgettable for most of the people who were present."

"It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble."