Happy birthday to Massimo Moratti

“Inter was a beautiful thing. It was a great responsibility, no doubt, given the levels of attachment to this Club and its traditions, also because had been Chairman during a successful time. Most of all, though, it was a joy, a pleasure to dedicate my days to something that I loved. Thank you to the heavens, it was a privilege.”

“When I bought Inter in 1995, it was a pleasure for me to be able to come back to this kind of setting, with all its tension and passion, not only my own but those of the people around me. It gave me everything that I expected. There were some problems; think back to it now, I sometimes wonder how I held firm, but at that time, I always thought that something good would happen.”

“The player I most loved and imitated was Mario Corso, like my father. There are four players who have marked Inter's history: Lennart Skoglund, Mario Corso, Evaristo Beccalossi and Alvaro Recoba. For me, those four represent the dream of anybody who loves football; these are the four players I loved most. I don't just want to choose one: I have love for them all, because they were all so well behaved, affectionate and trusting with me. More so than players, they were friends. Once I felt the pressure in the dressing room, I was stunned by how scared they were for me and by how much they cared.”

“Inter is a way of life. This team really is different. For me, Inter was a choice; it didn't happen by accident. It's a deep sense of duty and respect, but it's a beautiful thing too. It was a pleasure. It's love, through the good times and the bad. But, you're always in love. I don't know what I meant to Inter; certainly, I tried to do what I thought was right for the Club, maybe I was wrong on certain occasions.”