If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMy memories of events and games are fragmented.
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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.
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Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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The French team has given me so much and I want to help it. I told myself I did not have much time left in soccer, and I want to profit from it to the maximum.
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We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.
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Zidane is the master. Over the past 10 years, there’s been no-one like him, he has been the best player in the world.
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I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say.
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I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.
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It’s hard to explain but I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard. And this desire never to stop fighting is something else I learnt in the place where I grew up.
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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class.
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