Buffon stated though that he was not aware of the neo-Nazi overtones of the number, claiming that 88 symbolized "four balls" which are a person's character and characteristic characteristics.
ຢ່າງໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, Buffon ອ້າງວ່າບໍ່ຮູ້ກ່ຽວກັບຄວາມຫມາຍ neo-Nazi ຂອງຈໍານວນດັ່ງກ່າວ, ໂດຍກ່າວວ່າ 88 ເປັນ "ສີ່ບານ" ຊຶ່ງເປັນສັນຍາລັກຂອງລັກສະນະແລະຄຸນລັກສະນະຂອງບຸກຄົນ.