I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.
Ronaldinho is a special player, but Thierry Henry is probably technically the most gifted footballer ever to play the beautiful game.
You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
If Giggs was French, Pires or myself would have been on the bench.
Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.
Nobody knows if Zidane is an angel or demon. He smiles like Saint Teresa and grimaces like a serial killer.
Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
You don’t need a reason to help people.
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.
If Zizou kept his temper, he would not be the genius that he is.
Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends.
All of us at Juventus agreed Manchester United were the best side we met in the Champions League. They have so many talented young players and can only get better and better. Giggs is truly world class.
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.