Zlatan quotes

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer. He has always been very outspoken about any given topic. Zlatan is currently one of the most decorated strikers in the world of football regardless of being 39 today. Time and again, he has proved that age is just a number. Flexibility, reach, positioning has been the key attributes of his game.


What are some Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes on confidence?



  1. I think I'm like wine. The older I get, the better I get.


  1. I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere.


  1. "It's true I don't know much about the players here, but they definitely know who I am."


  1. When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari.


  1. What John Carew does with a football, I can do with an orange.

(In response to Carew's suggestions that Ibrahimovic's flicks and tricks were "pointless.")


  1. I can't help but laugh at how perfect I am.


  1. My confidence can come back very quickly.




Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes about Messi



  1. The Ballon d’Or should be renamed to Lionel Messi.


  1. I’m the best soccer player in the world, but Messi is from another world.


  1. It’s not possible to become the kind of player he is, that’s why I always say he is unique.


  1. I don’t think we will see any other player doing the things he does.


  1. I was lucky to share every day with him and see what he did. I’ve said it before: it’s like playing PlayStation, you give him the ball and he takes it from every opponent.


  1. Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he's still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, then we would have serious problems.


What are some inspiring Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes on Success?



  1. When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.


  1. I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it.


  1. I do not need a trophy to tell me I am the best.


  1. Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can’t have any regrets.


  1. You never forget where you came from.


  1. I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.


Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes about Ronaldo



  1. He is the result of hard training, it is not natural.


  1. I know what I have to do, Zlatan is still here. The duel with Cristiano Ronaldo will be exciting.

(After being unveiled at AC Milan.)


  1. He scored a beautiful goal today, but he should try it from 40 metres and see if it goes in.

(On Ronaldo’s bicycle-kick goal against Juventus in 2018.)


  1. Maybe it depends on what you mean by challenge. For me, a challenge is joining a team and taking them far. That's a challenge.

(On Ronaldo’s move to Juve.)


  1. I will find the real Ronaldo in Italy? None of it. There is only one Ronaldo, the Brazilian!


  1. Since when did Messi come to Italy?

(After being asked if he was ready to compete with the world’s best player in Italy.)


What are some savage Zlatan Ibrahimovic quotes?



  1. Zlatan: "Only God knows who will go through."
  2. Reporter: "It's hard to ask him."
  3. Zlatan: "You're talking to him."


  1. "There was the thought that this would send me into retirement. I sent their entire country into retirement."

(After scoring twice to qualify Sweden for Euro 2016 over Denmark.)


  1. "We were looking through his playlist in the dressing room -- there was lots of Justin Bieber, Jonas Brothers and Selena Gomez. It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything."


  1. I don’t believe they can change the Eiffel Tower for my statue, even the people behind the club. But if they can, I will stay here — I promise you.


  1. Lions, they don’t recover like humans.

(After asking if he feared the knee ligament damage was career-ending)