Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes
I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.
I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.
Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.
The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
That's my hunger. If I start to relax, and I lose that, then I had better stop my football. I need that hunger. I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari, you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway, and you step on the gas.
When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.
If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.
I did many stupid things. I made many mistakes, but I learnt from everything. I still make mistakes; I still learn from them. Nobody is perfect.
An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.
I think I am difficult to satisfy, because when I win something, I'm already thinking about the next step, and that is maybe a problem for me. I'm not enjoying the moment. I'm already on the mission to win the next trophy.
When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
When I started to play football, when I was around 15, 16, I remember the players that played on the national team and noticed that it was only typically Swedish guys.
I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'
Every player needs a little time to adjust to new teammates and the mentality of the coach when you change clubs.
Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can't have any regrets.
When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.