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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.

Zinedine Zidane

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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Country Father Fight Important
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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Children Different Difficult Family Life Myself Poor Race Teaching
I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.
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Important Myself Play Team Thinking
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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Himself Myself Sports Tough
Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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Easy Important Music Sports
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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Boredom Feeling Need Success Win Yourself
If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
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Anger Best Control Himself
When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
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Big Fans Problem Yourself
I am supposed to set an example to young players.
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Myself Player Young
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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Himself Myself Sports Tough
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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Career Opportunity Play Present Regret Yourself
To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.
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Country Recognition
A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
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City Myself
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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Help Myself Profit Team Time
I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.
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Family Forget Gratitude Growth Myself People Proud
My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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Family Father Identity Proud Race

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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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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