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.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEvery 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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When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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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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Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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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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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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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 memories of events and games are fragmented.
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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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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We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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It doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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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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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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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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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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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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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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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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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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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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A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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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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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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