Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEZidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’s true, pressure is something that goes with football nowadays. You need to accept it, and everything that it involves – the good and the bad.
ZINEDINE ZIDANERonaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI am supposed to set an example to young players.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI’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 ZIDANEThere 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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEThe England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEvery 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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEWe were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEZidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMy father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
ZINEDINE ZIDANETo be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMandela 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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