This was a Clasico with nothing at stake but we saw a great game, we both went out to play well and win. We both played a great game and football is always the most important thing, not the controversy. Zinedine Zidane More Quotes by Zinedine Zidane More Quotes From Zinedine Zidane I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet. Zinedine Zidane playsoccermen If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want. Zinedine Zidane determinedwantmotivational I reached this level by sheer dint of hard work, toiling away at scores of tricks and experiments. I used to play with the ball from dawn till dusk and just kept practising. If I wasn't playing matches, it was trying out one on one or two against two with a tennis ball. Then I used to try aiming at certain targets. That's the only way to learn. And if I missed the target, I kept trying until I scored Zinedine Zidane hard-workplaytwo Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back. Zinedine Zidane regretpaylooks Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer. Zinedine Zidane zidaneserial-killerangel Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends Zinedine Zidane streetsmy-friendsfootball Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game. Zinedine Zidane playerbeautifulfootball Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person. Zinedine Zidane madridimportantreal I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game. Zinedine Zidane gamessoccerlife 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. Zinedine Zidane gamesmotivationalsoccer 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. Zinedine Zidane regretplayopportunity 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. Zinedine Zidane boredgameswinning 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 zidaneguysimple 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. Zinedine Zidane footballsoccerlife I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with. Zinedine Zidane proudsoccerpeople I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard. Zinedine Zidane fightingplayneeds Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman. Zinedine Zidane proudwho-i-amthinking Ronaldinho is total class - a very, very great player. He is quick, powerful, and has extraordinary technical qualities. He is a dribbler but is also a player who can make the play for his teammates. He's not really a No.10, a true organizer. He's more a second attacker who can score goals and has the vision to make them. Zinedine Zidane powerfulplayerclass 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. Zinedine Zidane difficulttasksdream We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game. Zinedine Zidane sticksmattergames
