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　　Francesco Totti knows all about the weight of a captain’s armband．This sense of responsibility inspired the 28-year-old to score his spectacular 100th, Serie A goal．

　　The goal saved his team．AS Roma, from defeat last Sunday．The amazing 30-meter free kick went in as Roma was losing by 3-1 to Inter Milan and helped secure a draw．

　　Totti, who captains his national team, Italy, cracked under the pressure during the summer’s Euro 2004 tournament．He was caught spitting at a Danish player during a tough opening match．

　　“I did not do it on purpose．I was very nervous at the start of the championship, ”he said．“I was under an enormous amount of pressure．”

　　The incident resulted in a three-match ban and some good jokes．

　　“Hey, Frankie, where’s Sweden?” a teammate asks Totti about another of Italy’s Group C opponents．

　　“Within spitting distance of Denmark, ”comes the answer．

　　Jokes do not bother Totti, for during his entire career people have laughed at him．He even launched a best selling Totti Joke book with all profits going to UNICEF．

　　At first, the fact that all Italy joked about his Roman accent and lack of intelligence did upset him．

　　But he learned to laugh with everyone else．“Mainly, it wasn’t a problem for me．I just didn’t like it that the jokes sometimes included my family, ”he said．“Don’t take yourself so seriously and don’t think that what others say about you is true．”

　　Totti spends most of his free time at home－h(huán)e views it as a refuge．“I’m lucky My girlfriend doesn’t understand anything about football, so I get a break-from the jokes, too．”