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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEWe 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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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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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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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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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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It doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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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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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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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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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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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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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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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 love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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