Zinedine Zidane Quotes

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

That's something that drives me on - wanting to prove people wrong. Because the amount of people who have told me, 'no, you're not good enough.' A lot of people fall at that hurdle. But I just kept getting up and looking for that one person who said yes.

Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.

Just never give up. Try to believe in yourself and don't let negativity wear you down.

Every year it's been people saying I can't do this or I can't do that. Y'all will see something different, I can tell you that.

If you have a strong belief in yourself, in what you are doing and what you want to do, no adversity is too difficult to overcome.

Success comes from believing in you when no one believes in you.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

People will tell you that you can't do it, no matter what you are trying to do, so you just have to really keep at it.

My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.

You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.

I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.

When things are difficult, you have to be sure of who you are and what you want to achieve.

No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.

In Barcelona, Bayern Munich, in Spain and Germany we were able to do it. But people say, 'You only did it because you were in Barcelona and Bayern Munich. You will not be able to do it in England.' So, let's do it. We are going to try.

I've experienced industry politics and... people telling me I'm never going to make it. I'll never listen. I'm doing me.

I just got to keep competing and keep believing.

I'm always the underdog, and I go in there and win the fights.

I was an underdog my whole career, but I knew I had the ability to compete with those guys.

I always believed in myself when I was not playing much.

When I was playing in Santa Cruz or Mogi Mirim, they told me I was not the best. Nobody believed in me. The others would always be the top stars. But I did not let that get me down.

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

I train myself for triumph by knowing it is mine no matter what.

Sometimes you lose - perhaps because you play against the very best, or because surprises happen - but if there is organizational confidence, you bounce back from losses and convert them to successes.

Don't doubt me, because that's when I get stronger.