Zinedine Zidane Quotes, Thoughts and images

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

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends

Sometimes words are harder than blows.

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

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

I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.

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

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

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

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

My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.

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

Messi is the Mozart of football.

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

Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.

If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is

Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as a goalkeeper. He's magical.

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

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

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

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

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

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

I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.

Obviously, fashion is a completely different world from football.

I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.