Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Athlete

72 Quotes

I do love cars.

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training.

Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.

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?

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 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.'

My confidence can come back very quickly.

Every player needs a little time to adjust to new teammates and the mentality of the coach when you change clubs.

One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.

I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.

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 have a big heart.

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.

I'm not someone who feels settled.

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 always put myself second - I like to make others happy.

If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.

I always drive like a madman.

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 respect the Premier League.

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