Roberto Baggio on Jannik Sinner: “The world needs people like him.”

A legend who speaks with an open heart, without filters or rhetoric. Roberto Baggio, host of Gianluca Gazzoli’s Basement podcast, gave an interview that is more than just a chat: it was an emotional journey through his career, his injuries, the spirituality that guides him and his sincere love for sport lived with passion and respect. In this intense and calm account, Baggio wanted to dedicate special words to one of the most limpid faces of contemporary Italian sports: Jannik Sinner.

“The world needs people like that”-said the Divin Codino, referring to the young South Tyrolean tennis player. The opportunity to meet him was fortuitous: a chance meeting in Rome, with Sinner accompanied by his mother after a visit to the Pope. “I was immediately struck by his humility. In a world that tends to exalt appearance, he represents a rarity. Despite all that goes around him, he strikes me as a very humble guy.”

Words that are not surprising coming from someone like Baggio, who has always embodied values far from the hype and close to the soul. He also revealed a personal detail: the first post on his Instagram profile was precisely dedicated to Sinner, despite not knowing him directly. “I had been deeply affected by listening to some of his interviews. I wish him to remain as he is and I hope he will be taken as a role model by many young people.”