Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Swedish athlete Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything.
People are very curious and have written a lot of things about me. Right or not. I never comment on those things, because it's not much of my thing to comment on everything that's written about me.
My father is from Bosnia, and my mother is from Croatia, but I was born in Sweden.
If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
Lionel Messi is awesome.
I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get.
I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.
Some coaches prefer players who will just do whatever he tells them to. It's like, if you're at school with a load of 10-year-old boys and you tell them to jump, everyone will start to jump. But the intelligent boy will ask, 'Why should I jump? Why?' That can be difficult for a lot of coaches, and I understand that.
People often write after they finish their career, or they don't play anymore, or they are not anymore active. So I say, why do that? And let's do it differently.
I had time with my mother, but I really lived with my father. One time he gave all his salary so I could travel to a training camp. He couldn't pay the rent, but he did that.
Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.
I respect the Premier League.
I wish anyone in this world could go to his fridge and pick whatever he wants. Because the day you open your fridge and there is nothing in it, it is difficult.
I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.
I decide my future. I decide what I want to do. Nobody else. If I decide this will be my last year, maybe it is. If I decide it will be my last contract, I decide that. Nobody else. So I will decide when the moment is there.
I want to be remembered as the football player I was. The private person is nobody's business.
When I took my shirt off against Caen, everybody asked what these new tattoos were. I had 15 removable tattoos on my body; they are the names of real people who are suffering from hunger in the world.
Whenever life's at a standstill, I need some action.
If anything, the children of Paris should be giving me even more money for having the privilege of being in the same city as my incredible quality. And so should David Beckham. Call it a Zlaritable donation.
One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.
I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.
I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.
Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions.
When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.
I do not need a trophy to tell myself that I am the best.
I am a guy who likes those who drive through red lights.
If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
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.
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.
Every player needs a little time to adjust to new teammates and the mentality of the coach when you change clubs.
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.'
Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.
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'm not someone who feels settled.
When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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.
I always drive like a madman.
An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.
Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.
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.
Nothing is written in stone, as a career is an unpredictable journey.
I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.
I always put myself second - I like to make others happy.
People trash talk me.
I would love to play alongside Wayne Rooney. He does the running of two or three players and makes a lot of space. We would be the perfect combination.
If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.
You never forget where you come from.
I'm not difficult to work with, trust me.
Do you know what I love about hunting? That I am no one in the woods, no one at all. I thought the animals might recognize me, but they didn't. They did not even ask me for any autographs.
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.
I'm a guy of 92kg. I haven't got the physique of someone who can work back and then sprint up front again throughout a match!
At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training.
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.
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.
Never judge a person if you don't know him.
The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
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