The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
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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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My memories of events and games are fragmented.
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It’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
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We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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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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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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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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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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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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I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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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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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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