Zinedine Zidane Quotes

"It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up."

"Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back."

"Sometimes words are harder than blows."

"I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life."

"We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts."

"My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian."

"I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille."

"A Mediterranean city is really my culture."

"I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world."

"It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special."

"I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game."

"I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard."

"We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game."

"It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind."

"The door can never be closed for good to any player."

"I am supposed to set an example to young players."

"To be recognised by a whole country is incredible."

"Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person."

"I love Madrid."

"I have decided to come back for Les Bleus."

"We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing."

"The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end."

"When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem."

"Music was important. Football was the easy part."

"My memories of events and games are fragmented."