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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIf 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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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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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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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 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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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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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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It doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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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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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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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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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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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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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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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 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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Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
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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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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
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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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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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