Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović (born October 3, 1981, in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden) is a Swedish former football player.

Zlatan Ibrahimović

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• They just come, I promise. It is nothing that I plan.
  • about where he comes up with his moves
  • Swedish tabloid Expressen, May 2002.

• What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.
  • answer to criticism from Norwegian footballer John Carew that Zlatan's moves are pointless
  • Norwegian tabloid VG, April 2002.

• I'm not used to winning nothing – it's the first time it's happened to me. I'm disappointed. It's a failure.
  • After AC Milan lose the Scudetto to Juventus in 2012 [1].

• I'm number one. I really feel that way. If you think you are the second it's the end. The fact that I have never won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player doesn't mean that I cannot be number one.
  • About why he has fallen short in terms of receiving the sort of individual honours [2].

• I went left, he went left. I went right, he went right. I went left again, he went to buy a hot dog.
  • on being marked by Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz (Kuper, 2011).

• During the World Cup in 2002 I was voted Man of the Match three times in Sweden, even though I hadn't played. The people love me.
  • On his limited participation in the 2002 FIFA World Cup (Kuper, 2011).

• An injured Zlatan is a properly serious thing for any team.
  • On a calf injury sustained in the Champions' League vs Arsenal (Ibrahimovic et al., 2013).

• I score a lot of goals that are hard to replicate. I don't think that you can score as spectacular a goal as those of Zlatan in a video game - even though these games are very realistic these days.
  • On his goals which are too good to be recreated on games consoles [3].

• Give them a bicycle with my autograph and that will be enough.
  • On how female footballers in Sweden should be rewarded [4]

• When the red card happened the worst thing was the Chelsea players. I felt there were 11 babies around me.
  • On being red carded at Stamford bridge in UEFA Champions League Last 16 (2015) [5]

• I came like a king, left like a legend.
  • Before playing his last game in Parc des Princes, Paris. [6]

• It's not a difficult choice, I know what I want. The future is already written. I have made my choice.
  • When asked about playing in the United States [7]

• I don't give guarantees. There are concrete offers from the Premier League, so let's see what happens
  • Discussing for his next move [8]

• I'm only warming up. I had a fantastic season, I proved age is just a number, Everything is in your head. Whatever you want to do you will do it. It's a master mind game. If I want to make it I'll make it. If I want to do it I'll do it.
  • Talking about his age doesn't affect his game [9]

• I want you to still write a lot of stories so I get excited when I see them, Because I want to see who is making up the best story and when I'm tired of it I will let you know where I will go.
  • Talking about rumours where will he go [10]

• I am too good for Allsvenskan
  • About returning to Malmö FF [[11]
• I am Zlatan Ibrahimović, and I am just warming up
• “Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.” - Referring to when he turned down a trial with Arsenal
• We usually say that you cannot become a legend before death. But I am a living legend.” - On his legacy
• “When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari.” - Comparing himself to a luxury car
• I came like a king, left a legeng.[12]

Quotes about Zlatan Ibrahimović

• (If you could be friends with any author, dead or alive, who would it be?) I would choose to be friends with an author who’s alive. Probably Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Yes, he’s a professional soccer player, but he’s fascinating, and he wrote a book
  • Trevor Noah interview (2016)

References

Kuper, S. 2011. The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game, Simon & Schuster, 288 pp.

Ibrahimovic, Z, Lagercrantz, D., Urbom, R. 2013. I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Penguin, 352 pp.