I am not proud to be a man, because I know only too well what it is to be man.

我并不为生而为人感到骄傲，因为我知道有比成为人更好的东西。

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This is the story of how I dared to dream, not only of surviving professional football, but of living openly for who I am, a gay man.

NPR: A Gay Football Player, 'Alone in the Trenches'

"I feel that I should not have to continually justify myself to people who do not understand this, however I will say one thing only -- I am not the man that some people like to portray, " Di Canio said in a statement on Sunderland's website on Wednesday.

CNN: Di Canio hits back: 'I am not a fascist'