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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANERonaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
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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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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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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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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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The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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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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A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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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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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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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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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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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.
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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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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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I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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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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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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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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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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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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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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