Zinedine Zidane
23-Jun-1972
France
Football Coach
Zinedine Zidane learned early in his life from his emigrant father “that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.” Talking about his background, he has later said that he felt privileged that he came from a “difficult area” like La Castellane, because “it teaches you not just about football but also life.” Indeed, in his interviews he has talked freely about his family and his background, his passions and aspirations, his childhood days. However, being a reputed footballer, his interviews centre mostly on his game and in them he has talked extensively on football in general and his career in particular. Let us now look into some of his inspirational quotes on work, persistence, football, hope, love, happiness, challenge etc.