Zinedine Zidane Soccer Quotations

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 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.

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.

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.

I want to give something to the children that soccer has given to me.

The French team has given me so much and I want to help it. I told myself I did not have much time left in soccer, and I want to profit from it to the maximum.

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

I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet