Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEReal Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
ZINEDINE ZIDANESometimes 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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEScholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’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 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 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.
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 ZIDANEIf you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt’s only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEYou 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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANERonaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEZidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEI may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEWhen your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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