I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEIt doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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I don’t know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It’s a dream.
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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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Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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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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Sometimes words are harder than blows.
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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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I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
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Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.
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There 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.
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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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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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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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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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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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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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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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Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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My memories of events and games are fragmented.
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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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