Zidane Quotations

To play with Zinedine Zidane was the biggest honour I have had in my career

Steve McManaman once described Zinedine Zidane as ridiculous. You can't get a higher compliment than that.

Zinedine Zidane could be a champion sumo wrestler. He can run like a crab or a gazelle.

Comparing Isco to Zidane isn't ridiculous. He is very close to Zidane in terms of ability, they have a lot of similarities. Zidane is obviously in a better position to judge, and he said Isco isn't there yet but could come close in the future.

What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.

It's very sad that Tanzania is a poor football country. If elected, I promise to put this country on the world football map. I will make sure we produce our own Okochas, El Hadji Dioufs and Zinedine Zidanes here.

Ronaldo was my hero. I loved watching players like Zidane, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, but Ronaldo was the best striker I've ever seen. He was so fast he could score from nothing and could shoot the ball better than anyone I've ever seen.

Who were the best players I had ever played against? Raul, Messi, Zidane.

Iniesta - he is the Zinedine Zidane of the team, because he can do whatever you want him to with the ball.

Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.

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

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