48 Zinedine Zidane Quotes

We'll do it, we'll do it
Hello Mr President
I have no message
Music was important. Football was the easy part
I have decided to come back for Les Bleus
Until my last breath. I won't say. It's too intense
A Mediterranean city is really my culture
I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille
To be recognised by a whole country is incredible. This is massive
It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind
The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end
Playing for the team has given me my greatest satisfaction, my greatest joy
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
I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it
I think Marseille is probably a place like Liverpool, very vibrant and very tough
It was the last chance free kick, we were not expecting a match like that
The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country
It is true that we looked better when Thierry moved more to the left in the second half
We looked better in the second half when Thierry was moving out to the wing more
We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts
We are back to being the old Real Madrid. If we keep playing like this then I'm sure we'll win something
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
I think we have the team to go very far at the European championships. Now we just have to be ready on time
You can't get bored of winning. You can win 10 games in a row but you keep the same will to snatch the 11th. You always need more
Think, and I stress my words, about the consequences of voting for a party that does not at all correspond to the values of France
I came out of retirement not just to help qualification but also because this team has the players who can do something
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
A year ago I took a big decision that I wanted to stop playing for the national team. It was categoric. Today i have turned 180 degrees
Before it was hard to talk about certain things, especially if, like me, you came from a difficult area or an immigrant background
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
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
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
My family are very proud of me, but I am very proud of them and where they come from. I am proud that they come from Kabylie. It is a special place
You write and write about me and Ronaldo, but you don't even see that the greatest footballer of all is right in front of you: Lilian Thuram
It was an exceptional game, like we had in 2000 with Portugal and Italy. In these two matches we managed to reverse the trend, and we did it again
The sooner we find the net the better. We know that we must slot a fair number of goals to compensate for a possible away victory by the Swiss
It's in my head. I'm not sure if I will keep going until 2007. I have six more months with Real Madrid, the World Cup and then we will see
I know it's strange and some will ask: "Why did he leave?" At that time I was sure I would not come back. Just as I'm sure today that the time is right to return
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
It went well for Real tonight and we can be happy with how we've done in the tournament until now. We played our game and I think our victory was deserved
We'll have to be tough in Dublin. We'll need to have a strong physical presence because the Irish are going to come at us hard. But we're more than capable
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
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
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
We won't deny that we're one of the favourites for this tournament. But it doesn't bother us. There are others and we are going to play our part. We will go to Portugal to win the title
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