Zlatan Ibrahimovic Quotes

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?

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Big, Other, Eiffel Tower, Answer

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Everybody, Real People, Asked

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Down, Auditions, Turned, Asked

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Will, Last, Last Year, Contract

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Father, Pay, Could, Rent

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!

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Work, Again, Sprint, Physique

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Hit, Buy, Put, Ferrari

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Alive, Will, Always, Eaten

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Play, I Remember, Swedish, Play Football

People trash talk me.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Me, People, Talk, Trash

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Face, Following, Having, Camera

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Journey, Career, Nothing, Stone

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I Am, Help, How, Laugh

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Me, Go, Call, Wherever

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Thought, Guy, Cartoon, Coolest

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Sports, Driving, Players, Banned

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Think, Better, I Think, Wine

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Better, Like, Get, Wine

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Cool, Star, Big, Big Star

Lionel Messi is awesome.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Awesome, Lionel, Messi

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Stupid, Perfect, Still, Learnt

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Curious, Very, About, Comment

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I Wish, Could, Fridge, Open

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Work Hard, Young, Like, Marking

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I Am, Red, Through, Lights

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Next, Maybe, I Think, Next Step

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Love, Thought, Might, Do You Know

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

City, More, Having, Donation

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Black, Dressed, Took, One Time

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

New, Needs, Mentality, Little Time

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

More, Putting, Instead, Energy

I have a big heart.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Heart, Big, Big Heart

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Sometimes, Rather, Which, Barcelona

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.'

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Cocky, Young, Bad, Bad Character

If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Living, Possibilities, Still, Living Proof

I respect the Premier League.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Premier League, League, Premier

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Tell, Some, Prefer, Coaches

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Mother, I Was Born, Sweden, Croatia

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Love, Play, Alongside, Wayne

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Exit, Head, Only, Head Coach

You never forget where you come from.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Forget, Never, Where, Never Forget

I want to be remembered as the football player I was. The private person is nobody's business.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Football Player, Private, Player

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Best, Against, Players, Player

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I Am, Need, Tell, Trophy

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Destiny, Happen, Meant, Destined

Whenever life's at a standstill, I need some action.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Need, Some, Whenever, Standstill

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Feel, Other, Had, Hunger

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Money, Answer, Most, Paid

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Want, Satisfied, Always, Become

It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Taste, Good Taste, Even, David

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

England, Will, Should, Played

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Destiny, Some, Other, Quality

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Play, Career, Active, Finish

I am happy in Paris.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Happy, I Am, I Am Happy, Paris

The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Go, Leave, Level, Paris

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Medals, Won, Olympic, Gone

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Team, Pretty, Injured, Serious

One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

World Cup, World, Sure, Cup

The way that I opened the door for the young people that come from where I come from and that have a different background, that is what I want to be remembered for.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Door, Young, Want, Background

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Never, Know, Person, Judge

I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Need, Other, Still, Accepted

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Lucky, Everybody, Tries, Score

I always drive like a madman.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Drive, Always, Like, Madman

I'm not someone who feels settled.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Someone, Feels, Who, Settled

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.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Need, Show, Am, Enough

My confidence can come back very quickly.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Back, Very, Quickly, Confidence

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

You, Will, Confidence

You were born as the one you are.

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

You, Were, Born

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Myself, Always, Like, Second

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

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Work, Trust, Me, Trust Me

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