Zidane quotes
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Like Zidane I want to inspire the kids
-- Eden Hazard -
Zinedine Zidane could be a champion sumo wrestler. He can run like a crab or a gazelle.
-- Howard Wilkinson -
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.
-- Jakaya Kikwete -
Steve McManaman once described Zinedine Zidane as ridiculous. You can't get a higher compliment than that.
-- Jason McAteer -
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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.
-- Lionel Messi -
What Zidane can do with a football, Maradona could do with an orange.
-- Michel Patini -
I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane... a humble guy who just happened to be the best
-- Nicolas Anelka -
I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.
-- Paul Scholes -
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Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
-- Zinedine Zidane -
Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
-- Zinedine Zidane -
Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
-- Zinedine Zidane -
Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years ... France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
-- Zinedine Zidane -
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Iniesta - he is the Zinedine Zidane of the team, because he can do whatever you want him to with the ball.
-- Yaya Toure -
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.
-- Carlo Ancelotti
