We are professionals, we have to set the example and not provoke anyone.
If I've ever followed Conte, then it's been to get a coffee at most.
Juventus have to win always, we must spit blood every time we step on to the pitch.
I have to prove everything on the pitch.
When the best manager in the world says you're one of his favourite players, you act like it's nothing, but you still can't help but have a smile on your lips.
I defend my goal as if it were my home. I do my best to defend it and not to allow anyone to score goals or penetrate that. It's true.
I have always said that for me it would be an honour to continue at Juventus and to end my career here, because it's a shirt you are proud to wear.
The truth is that we should live with less envy and more cordiality and empathy.
I feel I have the Juve shirt sewn to my body because I breathe it every day, but wearing the national team shirt is also an honour.
When I was a kid I was the black sheep of the family because all my uncles and cousins were big Inter fans while I've always been Juve. In fact when I'm injured or suspended I'll be in the stands behind the goal when we're playing - in with the fans where I'm happiest.
Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival here at Juventus has been fundamental.
Defence for me is so important because I do not want anyone to trespass and invade my property because that goal is my property.
Defending is definitely an art.
As a lad I missed five months of sporting activity to OSD. It used to wake me up at night with pain in my knees.
The objective is to be competitive from March onwards.
What Conte gave me was hunger, the desire to never give in, the mentality that allows you to go beyond pain to reach your objectives.
I met some beautiful people at Milan, first of all Rino Gattuso. It was a difficult year, but that's not to say it was useless.
Those months at Milan let me do some soul-searching and made me realise that my calling was at Juventus, who are like my family.
At Treviso, my entire career was in danger; I lost all self-esteem and confidence.
What I discovered is that there has always been a soldier inside me; I just didn't know it.
