Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
ZINEDINE ZIDANEMy 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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Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
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Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
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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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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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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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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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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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My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
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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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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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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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I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
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