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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEThe only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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Sometimes I don’t know what takes me over during a game. Sometimes I just feel I have moved to a different place and I can make the pass, score the goal or go past my marker at will.
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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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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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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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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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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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We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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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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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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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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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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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 memories of events and games are fragmented.
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If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.
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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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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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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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