I’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 ZIDANERonaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
More Zinedine Zidane Quotes
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We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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It’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
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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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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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You can’t get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more.
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I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
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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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Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years. France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
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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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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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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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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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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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