Claudio Ranieri says winning the Premier League with Leicester City is the crowning glory in his career-long wait for a top-flight title.
Ranieri has managed European headliners such as Juventus, Inter and Atletico Madrid, but it is with the rag-tag Foxes that he has finally conquered the elite.
The Foxes are also celebrating their first top-flight crown, after second-placed Tottenham's challenge fell away with Monday's 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
"I am 64 years old, I've been fighting for a long time, but I was always positive and had positivity on my side," Ranieri told Rai 3's Processo del Lunedi show.
"I always thought that I'd end up winning a league title somewhere eventually. I am the same man who was fired by Greece, perhaps someone there had forgotten about my career.
"It's not as if anyone will forget, but I like to point out I am the same man who was on the Greece bench. I haven't changed.
"I am staying at Leicester. This is a year that cannot be repeated, next year we'll try to fight for a top-10 place, hopefully. We must continue to grow and to do well."
He added: "When something happens to you like this, you can't fully realise it. Tottenham were winning at half-time, so I was a bit downhearted.
"Then when [Gary] Cahill scored, I thought something could happen. I did celebrate at [Eden] Hazard's equaliser."
