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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANETo be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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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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We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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The door can never be closed for good to any player.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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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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We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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It’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.
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Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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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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Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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It’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.
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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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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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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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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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