Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Quotes
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic. You either love him or loathe him. Mercurial, Genius, Arrogant, Flop, Superstar, Egomaniac..all of the above! One thing that's guaranteed though is that Ireland will have to keep him quiet on Friday night if we are to leave Stockholm with a decent result. And staying quiet is something Zlatan doesn't do! Here are some of the Swedish strikers best comments over the years.
1) In response to Arsene Wenger asking him to attend a trial for Arsenal
“Zlatan doesn’t do auditions.”
2) On Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz's man marking skills
"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."
3) When asked who he thought was the best looking woman in the world.
"I haven't met her yet, but when I do, I will date her."
4) When asked what he got his wife for her birthday
“”Nothing, she already has Zlatan.”
5) On reports of ‘excessive behavior’ 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.”
6) His man love for Jose Mourinho:
"Jose Mourinho is a big star…He’s cool. The first time he met [my wife] he whispered to her: ‘Helena, you have only one mission. Feed Zlatan, let him sleep, keep him happy!’ The guy says what he wants. I like him.
7) On defying Guardiola:
"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".
“(Guardiola) was staring at me and I lost it. I thought ‘there is my enemy, scratching his bald head!’. I yelled to him: ‘You have no balls!’ and probably worse things than that.
8) A female reporter joked that Zlatan was gay after a photo emerged of him hugging Pique.
He replied – “Come to my house and you’ll see if I’m gay. And bring your sister.”
9) After Sweden's elimination from Euro 2012, he said this regarding who would win the competition
"I don't give a s*** who wins. I'm going on a holiday"
10) After completing his much discussed transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, Ibra discussed where he would live in Paris in typical Zlatan fashion.
“We are looking for an apartment (in Paris). If we don't find anything, then I'll probably just buy the hotel."
During his unveiling for PSG, Zlatan admitted his knowledge of Ligue 1 was not very good, but reassured us that everyone else knew who he was:
"It's true I don't know that much about Ligue 1, but Ligue 1 knows who I am."
