“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. Music was important. Football was the easy part.”

—  Zinedine Zidane

Interview, 2004 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/apr/04/sport.features

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