Zinedine Zidane quotes

Zinedine Zidane is a French football legend and one of the most gifted midfielders in the sport’s history. Renowned for his skill, vision, and elegance on the field, he won numerous titles with both club and country. He later became a highly successful coach, leading Real Madrid to multiple Champions League victories. Here are 54 of his quotes:

I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.

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

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

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Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.

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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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Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years ... France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.

Zinedine Zidane

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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Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.

Zinedine Zidane

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.

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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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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. Music was important. Football was the easy part.

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The greatest player of the past 20 years? It has to be Zidane. He had everything. You never needed to tell him anything as he did it all by himself and knew what was expected.

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I really enjoy watching Zinedine Zidane. His elegance of movement on the pitch and his skills are uncanny. Apart from being an impressive player, he is also very humble and very likeable as a person. A great man.

Zinedine Zidane

He thinks in one second and does it the next. He is a special player, one who is original and exceptional. He creates space where there is none. Only the very best players can do that. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, Zidane can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing.

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What he could do with a football is a dream for most of us.

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I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad.

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

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A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

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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.

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

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I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.

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