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.
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.
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Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
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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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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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A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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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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I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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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 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 am supposed to set an example to young players.
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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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