Zinedine Zidane
It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back.
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
Sometimes words are harder than blows.
I think Marseille is probably a place like Liverpool, very vibrant and very tough.
The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
Music was important. Football was the easy part.
A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
We'll do it, we'll do it.
The door can never be closed for good to any player.
To be recognised by a whole country is incredible.
The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
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.
I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
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 have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
I have no message.
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
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.
My passion for the game comes from the city of Marseille itself. Unfortunately I can't go back there as much I want to because I play a lot here and abroad.
I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind.
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.
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.
My memories of events and games are fragmented.
I love Madrid.
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
I am supposed to set an example to young players.
When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to.
If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.Collection: Motivational
I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.Collection: Soccer
Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friendsCollection: Football
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 scoredCollection: Hard Work
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.Collection: Winning
I am proud of where I come from and I will never forget the people I grew up with.Collection: Soccer
Messi is the Mozart of football.Collection: Football
Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.Collection: Angel
Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.Collection: Beautiful
It's true, pressure is something that goes with football nowadays. You need to accept it, and everything that it involves - the good and the bad.Collection: Football