64 Inspirational Quotes By Zinedine Zidane That Show Why He Is Such A Genius
Zinedine Zidane learned early in his life from his emigrant father “that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.” Talking about his background, he has later said that he felt privileged that he came from a “difficult area” like La Castellane, because “it teaches you not just about football but also life.” Indeed, in his interviews he has talked freely about his family and his background, his passions and aspirations, his childhood days. However, being a reputed footballer, his interviews centre mostly on his game and in them he has talked extensively on football in general and his career in particular. Let us now look into some of his inspirational quotes on work, persistence, football, hope, love, happiness, challenge etc.
It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
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.
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.
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.
Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
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.
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.
Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He's magical.
Messi is the Mozart of football.
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.
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
Sometimes I don't know what takes me over during a game. Sometimes I just feel I have moved to a different place and I can make the pass, score the goal or go past my marker at will.
If Giggs was French, Pires or myself would have been on the bench.
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.
Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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.
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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.
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.
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.
Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
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.
Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends
Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.
When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
