Zinedine Zidane's Quotes

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

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

There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.

To be recognised by a whole country is incredible.

To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive.

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.

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

We'll do it, we'll do it.

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.

My passion for the game comes from the city of Marseille itself. Unfortunately I can't go back there as much I want to because I play a lot here and abroad.

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

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.

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.

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.

I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.

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

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.

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

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

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

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.

I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

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.

I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.