It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
Zinedine Zidane
It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to.
Life is full of regrets, but it doesn't pay to look back.
It's the first time it's happened to me and maybe the last. It's a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can't remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.
Sometimes words are harder than blows.
I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
Music was important. Football was the easy part.
Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.
My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.
To be recognised by a whole country is incredible.
When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.
I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.
I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.
I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.
I am supposed to set an example to young players.
I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.
I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind.
I think Marseille is probably a place like Liverpool, very vibrant and very tough.
I have no message.
There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.
The door can never be closed for good to any player.
The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.
A Mediterranean city is really my culture.
I'm very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.
My passion for the game comes from the city of Marseille itself. Unfortunately I can't go back there as much I want to because I play a lot here and abroad.
I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day.
We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
We'll do it, we'll do it.
My memories of events and games are fragmented.
I love Madrid.
