In Andrea Pirlo's book "I THINK, THEREFORE I PLAY", he reflects on his famous photo with Fabio Cannavaro at the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin:
"In that moment, while we were facing a penalty in the final shootout of 2006, I remembered all the penalty shootouts we had lost in the past few years. I was terrified and couldn't find anyone to talk to, so I hugged Cannavaro and said, 'Fabio, I'm scared.' He didn't respond. We kept watching the penalties, and I said again, 'Fabio, I'm scared.' Still, no response. Just as I was about to say it a third time, he interrupted me and said, 'Shut up, Andrea! I'm about to lift the World Cup in a few minutes!'