Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Zlatan Ibrahimović, Bosnian: ; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United. He was also a member of the Sweden national team, making his senior international debut in 2001 and serving as captain from 2010 until he retired from international football in 2016...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth3 October 1981
CityMalmo, Sweden
CountrySweden
minimum
If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.
hard legends marking respect work
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.
gave lived pay salary time training travel
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.
man option
When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
money
Who is most deserving of all of the money that I, Zlatan, am paid? The answer is Zlatan.
eaten
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
gone olympic several won
If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
played
I will not look back and say, 'I should have played in England.'
front guy physique sprint throughout work
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!
trust work
I'm not difficult to work with, trust me.
camera face following
I'm used to having a camera in my face but not a camera following me.
call people wherever
Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.
cartoon coolest guy
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.
learnt nobody
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.