I Think Therefore I Play
I Think Therefore I Play by Andrea Pirlo is a translation published by BackPage Press in 2014, featuring 200 pages in English. This autobiography offers a unique perspective on Pirlo’s life and career, showcasing his experiences both on and off the soccer field. The narrative combines humor and vivid insights, presenting a contrast to his on-field persona, often perceived as stoic and focused.
Readers will find engaging anecdotes involving notable figures in the soccer world, including Lippi, Ancelotti, and Ronaldo. The book captures moments of camaraderie and levity, such as Berlusconi’s piano performances and humorous interactions during training. Through these stories, Pirlo provides a glimpse into the cultural and personal aspects of life as a professional athlete, making it a notable addition to the genres of biography and personal memoirs related to sports and soccer.
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Pirlo’s profile could not be much higher, having competed in the Champions League final in May 2015 and then embarking on a new career signing with MLS side New York City FC in July 2015. The vibrancy, humor and vivid insight that carry Pirlo’s autobiography along confounds his image as a dead-eyed assassin on the field of play. All the big names are in there: Lippi, Ancelotti, Conte, Maldini, Shevchenko, Seedorf, Buffon, Kaka, Nesta, Costacurta, Gattuso, Berlusconi and Ronaldo (“the real one”). But they’re not always in their work clothes. We hear Berlusconi playing the piano and telling “various types” of joke at Milan’s training ground. We see Pirlo and Daniele De Rossi drawing Nesta’s ire as they take him on a mystery tour of the German countryside in a hire car days before a World Cup semi-final. And we smell the aftermath of Filippo Inzaghi’s graphically described pre-match routine.
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