to intervene ...
i think you can not deny that the fact del piero stayed with juve in serie b does point to very strong values (like the statement that a gentleman does not leave his lady). so these values are something of the character ... tought most probably by his parents and this has nothing to do with football ... still it does affect the way he plays and behaves in his profession ...
the way other players (except torino idiots) speak of alex says it all ... you want get any personal respect if you are an asshole on personal terms...
Ok regarding the fact that he didn't leave Juve, you also should take into account that in the age of 32 may be there was no prospective and interesting proposes for him that's why he stayed. you can't exclude this, we never know, but even if it wasn't so this one behaviour doesn't makes him an Idol personally. Are you so easily making Idols from the people?
after this you can say "Ok, good behaviour from him" and that's all.
I mean dedication(more for uknown reasons and even for known) for his club doesn't mean that he should be your personal Idol and I know several dedicated great sportsmans in other kinds of sport, which are rubbish persons in the tight friendly relationships so don't say that professional qualities are in relatiion with personals.
As of "the way other players speak", other pleayers.. other people can speak whatever they want, you only can assume may be wrongly moreover you don't know the people who are saying that and it's also some kind of public speaking etiquette saying good things about great player, you can have your own point of view and make final assessment only after you are personally familiar with his personal qualities. and to making an Idol from his person the much, much more is needed
finally, may be he is a good guy, but guys It's not enough to make him idol and even considering yourself and somebody happy and lucky receiving his signature and communicating with him. In this case I should be happy communicating with my good dentist neighbour and asking for his signature and making him my Idol
, because he is dadicated for his company and because his old neighbours, whom I never know, said in iterview that he is a good guy.