Zlatan Ibrahimovic Quotes

Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.

Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.

Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.

You bought a Ferrari but you drive it like a Fiat.

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?

My confidence can come back very quickly.

Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.

We usually say that you cannot become a legend before death. But I am a living legend

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.

An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.

It is nice when people recognize me and approach me in the street. Anyone who says they don't like that is lying.

Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he's still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems.

I respect the Premier League.

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

He's a lucky guy Cristiano, he always gets
first row tickets to see Messi win his awards.

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 can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch.

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.

My father is from Bosnia, and my mother is from Croatia, but I was born in Sweden.

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!

Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17. I turned it down. Zlatan doesn't do auditions.

That's how it is with the English: if you score against them you're a good player; if you don't, you're not.

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.

I'm not difficult to work with, trust me.

England is a very strong league, with three or four of the best teams in Europe, but, if I had played there, I would have destroyed it, like I have everywhere else.

It's true I don't know that much about Ligue 1, but Ligue 1 knows who I am.

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

When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.

I will not look back and say, 'I should have played in England.'

Everybody tries to score a great goal, and I am lucky I have netted a few.

I am a guy who likes those who drive through red lights.

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.'

I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.

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

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.

You don't need a team leader, you need quality.

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

I'm not someone who feels settled.

I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.

"Jose Mourinho is a big star ... he's cool. The first time he met (my wife) he whispered to her: 'Helena you have only one mission. Feed Zlatan, let him sleep, keep him happy' The guy says what he wants. I like him."

I am very proud. It is always fun to win such a prize, to be chosen as Swedens best player a certain year.

I always drive like a madman.

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.

It was the fault of David Trezeguet, who made me do one drink of vodka after another. I slept in the bathtub. Now I hold my vodka much better.

I do not need a trophy to tell myself that I am the best.

If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.

I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.

PSG's project is to dream bigger, but if you buy Messi, you don't dream bigger - you are bigger!

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.

When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.

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.

Never judge a person if you don't know him.

When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.

Everyone is equal - a strange Swedish mentality.

I like Balotelli: he's even crazier than me. He can score a winner, then set fire to the hotel.

When I got the red card all the Chelsea players come around. It felt like I had a lot of babies around me.

Nothing is written in stone, as a career is an unpredictable journey.

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.

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'm like Muhammed Ali. When he said he would knock someone out in the fourth round, he did it.