Quotes from Zinedine Zidane

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

I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.

It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind.

In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say.

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

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

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

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

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

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

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.

I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.

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.

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 was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.

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.

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

Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.

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

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

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

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.

To be recognised by a whole country is incredible.

Sometimes words are harder than blows.