Zlatan
in a recent interview said “I think Steven Gerrard is respected throughout
Europe. I know so because he is always the player the coach says be careful
with because he is the one that makes the difference. But, although of course
Liverpool is a big club, I would like to see Steven at a big international
club.”
Love
him or Hate him, this guy is simply awesome. He has been one of my favourite
players for so many years now. When Zlatan scored the Amazing Bicycle Kick
against England in a friendly the commentator said: "You cannot coach that kind of
brilliance"
Lets have a look at some amazing quotes from Zlatan:
1. On being marked by then Liverpool defender StephaneHenchoz. Zlatan – “First I went left, he did
too. Then I went right, and he did too. Then I went left again, and he went to
buy a hot dog.”
2. Reporter
– “Is your playing style Swedish or Yugoslavian?”
Zlatan – “It’s Zlatan-style.”
3. Reporter
– “You’ve got some scars on your face, Zlatan. What
has happened?”
Zlatan – “Well…I don’t know…you’ll
have to ask your wife about that”
4. Zlatan-“Absolutely not. I have ordered a plane. It is much faster.” (Zlatan
about the rumour that he bought a super-Porsche)
5. Reporter
– “Do you think it’s even possible for Ajax to lose
nine points in nine games?”
Zlatan – “According to my
calculations it is possible to lose nine points in only three games.”
6. Reporter
– “What would you name your son?”
Zlatan – “Zlatan Jr.”
7. Zlatan (about how time stopped as he stood waiting on the side line to
come in against Argentina in the World Cup.) – “You could have punched me in
the face, I wouldn’t have noticed.”
8. Reporter
– “How many one night stands have you had in
total?”
Zlatan – “I don’t do that stuff. For
me it is romance and love…right?”
9. Zlatan (Answer to criticism from John Carew that Zlatan’s moves are
pointless.) – “What Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.”
10.“Arsene Wenger asked me to have a trial with Arsenal when I was 17.
I turned it down. Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.”
11.When asked by a female reporter about rumours he is gay: “Come over
to my house with your sister, baby, and I’ll show you who’s gay!”
12.When asked what he got his wife for her birthday – “”Nothing, she already has Zlatan.”
13.When asked “Who is the best looking woman in the world?” – “I don’t know, but when I find her I will date
her.”
14. “We are looking for an
apartment (in Paris). If we don’t find anything, then I’ll probably just buy
the hotel.”
15.Which other sportsman would he compare himself to? – “I’m like Muhammed Ali. When he said he would
knock someone out in the fourth round, he did it.”
16.Tiredness got the better of him in 2010. It was only November! – “I have played many games this season and
now I feel tired, almost worn out. Seeing that at Milan there are two injured
strikers, the situation is not very easy for me. I have to thank the Sweden
coach who allowed me to rest a little bit this week.”
17. On reports of ‘excessive behaviour’ following Juventus’ 2005 title
win - “It was the fault of David Trezeguet, who
made me do one drink of vodka after another. I slept in the bathtub. Now I hold
my vodka much better.”
18.I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play
anywhere on the pitch.
19.“I felt like crap when I was sitting in the locker room with
Guardiola staring at me like I was an annoying distraction, an outsider. It was
nuts. He was a wall, a stone wall. I didn’t get any sign of life from him and I
was wishing myself away every moment with the team.”
20. “Then Guardiola started
his philosopher thing. I was barely listening. Why would I? It was advanced
bullshit about blood, sweat and tears, that kind of stuff.”
21. “Mourinho is Guardiola’s
opposite. If Mourinho brightens up the room, Guardiola pulls down the curtains
and I guessed that Guardiola now tried to measure himself with him.”
22.“An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team.”
23. “Lionel Messi is awesome.
He’s unbelievable, but I don’t really know him. We are totally different. He
came to Barça as a 13-year old. He’s raised in that culture and has no problems
with that ‘school’ shit. In the team, the play is all around him, pretty
naturally actually. He’s brilliant, but now I had arrived [at Barca] and scored
more goals than him.”
24.“At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to
training. I thought this was ridiculous – it was no one’s business what car I
drive – so in April, before a match with Almeria, I drove my Ferrari Enzo to
work. It caused a scene.”
25. When asked about Mario
Balotelli’s recent tomfoolery: “I like fireworks too, but I set them off
in gardens or kebab stands. I never set fire to my own house.”
