The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI 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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I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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Mandela has played a crucial part in history. He’s done some extraordinary things, not only for his country but also for the whole world.
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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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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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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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Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
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My memories of events and games are fragmented.
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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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You can’t get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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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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I’m very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years. France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
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