Zlatan Ibrahimovic Quotations

I did many stupid things. I made many mistakes, but I learnt from everything. I still make mistakes; I still learn from them. Nobody is perfect.

Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can't have any regrets.

Every player needs a little time to adjust to new teammates and the mentality of the coach when you change clubs.

I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get.

I am a guy who likes those who drive through red lights.

When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari, you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway, and you step on the gas.

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training.

Never judge a person if you don't know him.

Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions

When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.

I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'

Some coaches prefer players who will just do whatever he tells them to. It's like, if you're at school with a load of 10-year-old boys and you tell them to jump, everyone will start to jump. But the intelligent boy will ask, 'Why should I jump? Why?' That can be difficult for a lot of coaches, and I understand that.

If anything, the children of Paris should be giving me even more money for having the privilege of being in the same city as my incredible quality. And so should David Beckham. Call it a Zlaritable donation.

I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult.

If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?

Whenever life's at a standstill, I need some action.

Nothing is written in stone, as a career is an unpredictable journey.

One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.

I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.

Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.

The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.

I do not need a trophy to tell myself that I am the best.

I think I am difficult to satisfy, because when I win something, I'm already thinking about the next step, and that is maybe a problem for me. I'm not enjoying the moment. I'm already on the mission to win the next trophy.

I would love to play alongside Wayne Rooney. He does the running of two or three players and makes a lot of space. We would be the perfect combination.

It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything.

When I took my shirt off against Caen, everybody asked what these new tattoos were. I had 15 removable tattoos on my body; they are the names of real people who are suffering from hunger in the world.

When I started to play football, when I was around 15, 16, I remember the players that played on the national team and noticed that it was only typically Swedish guys.

Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.

When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.

One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.

Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.

I always put myself second - I like to make others happy.

You were born as the one you are.

If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.

When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.

I had time with my mother, but I really lived with my father. One time he gave all his salary so I could travel to a training camp. He couldn't pay the rent, but he did that.

When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.

I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.

I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.

When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.

Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.

Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.

If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

I will not look back and say, 'I should have played in England.'

I'm a guy of 92kg. I haven't got the physique of someone who can work back and then sprint up front again throughout a match!

I'm not difficult to work with, trust me.

I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.

My father is from Bosnia, and my mother is from Croatia, but I was born in Sweden.

Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.

I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.

We're getting better and better every day. If everyone has the right attitude we can win the World Cup.

Winning prizes is always a pleasure, and especially these because they come from your colleagues.

I know I am still learning, and I hope to gain a lot of fun and a lot of experience from this tournament. I feel I am still young, still developing. I feel good with Ajax and here with the national team. I am learning and growing still.

I am very proud. It is always fun to win such a prize, to be chosen as Sweden's best player a certain year.

One thing is for sure, a World Cup without me is nothing to watch so it is not worthwhile to wait for the World Cup.

I am very proud. It is always fun to win such a prize, to be chosen as Swedens best player a certain year.

Arsenal could have happened, as everybody knows, but I would not do a trial. Who do you think regrets that more - Arsene Wenger or Zlatan?

Everyone is equal - a strange Swedish mentality.

It was the fault of David Trezeguet, who made me do one drink of vodka after another. I slept in the bathtub. Now I hold my vodka much better.

Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.

You always need something to complain about. And if you can't come up with anything better, you come along with team leaders. I don't believe in this chitchat.

An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.

PSG's project is to dream bigger, but if you buy Messi, you don't dream bigger - you are bigger!

England is a very strong league, with three or four of the best teams in Europe, but, if I had played there, I would have destroyed it, like I have everywhere else.

I like fireworks too, but I set them off in gardens or kebab stands. I never set fire to my own house.

I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch.

It is nice when people recognize me and approach me in the street. Anyone who says they don't like that is lying.

A World Cup without Zlatan is not worth watching.

Only God knows You’re talking to him now.

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training. I thought this was ridiculous - it was no one's business what car I drive - so in April, before a match with Almeria, I drove my Ferrari Enzo to work. It caused a scene.

Come over to my house with your sister, baby, and I'll show you who's gay!

I like Balotelli: he's even crazier than me. He can score a winner, then set fire to the hotel.

That's how it is with the English: if you score against them you're a good player; if you don't, you're not.

You can take a kid out of Rosengård, but you can never take Rosengård out of that kid

Come to my house and you'll see if I'm gay. And bring your sister.

I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best. It matters more to some players

When I got the red card all the Chelsea players come around. It felt like I had a lot of babies around me.

I'm like Muhammed Ali. When he said he would knock someone out in the fourth round, he did it.

"Jose Mourinho is a big star ... he's cool. The first time he met (my wife) he whispered to her: 'Helena you have only one mission. Feed Zlatan, let him sleep, keep him happy' The guy says what he wants. I like him."

First I went left, he did too. Then I went right, and he did too. Then I went left again, and he went to buy a hot dog.

You don't need a team leader, you need quality.

It's true I don't know that much about Ligue 1, but Ligue 1 knows who I am.

Wherever I go people recognize me, call my name, cheer for me. But there are names no one cares to remember, that no one cheers for: the 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today.

Kosovo is Serbian, only if my mother is a Virgin

I like being the one who makes a difference. On the pitch, I always try to create a special situation.

You bought a Ferrari but you drive it like a Fiat.

He's a lucky guy Cristiano, he always gets first row tickets to see Messi win his awards.

We usually say that you cannot become a legend before death. But I am a living legend

Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he's still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems.