Ibrahimovic his 40 most famous phrases – Corriere.it

Iconic, sarcastic, irreverent, histrionic, provocative, charismatic and always ironic. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unique, on and off the field, as a player and as a storyteller. Transversal character able to hold the scene on the sports, musical (Sanremo, do you remember?), cinematographic (the Antivirus in the Asterix film), literary (Io Ibra, Io sono il calcio, Adrenalina his autobiographies) and verbal stage .

Here is a collage of his startling responses from those offered last night on the most difficult night of his life. That of farewell to football.

1) See you around, if you’re lucky.

2) When I woke up it was raining and I thought “God sad too”.

3) Before coming to the stadium I was a zombie.

4) Superman also has a big heart

5) If Mino Raiola had been there he would have pushed me to play again, because he wanted commissions. Sorry Mino, but so.

6) I can only be pleased with how perfect I am.

7) I’m Zlatan, who are you… are you?.

8) Carlo do you believe in Jesus Christ? Yes Then believe in me and relax (addressing Ancelotti)

9) Zlatan doesn’t try out in front of Wenger’s proposal to take a test with Arsenal.

10) Am I more Slavic or Swedish? I’m Zlatan.

11) I am like wine, the older I get, the better I become.

12) We are looking for an apartment. If we can’t find anything, he’ll probably buy the hotel.

13) I don’t need the media, the media need Zlatan.

14) I don’t need the Ballon d’Or to feel like the best.

15) You ask me what are these scratches in the face? I don’t know, ask your wife.

16) What Carew does with a balloon I can do with an orange.

17) Onyewu was kind of a closet, he looked like a heavyweight boxer. But he didn’t beat me.

18) I am the oldest after Al.

19) I’m not your typical Swedish guy but I put Sweden on world maps.

20) Hello Twitter. Tomorrow Zlatan needs over 140 characters. Please change the rules for Zlatan.

21) I’m like Cassius Clay. When he announced that he wanted to beat his opponent in four rounds, he did it.

22) It’s an honor for me to be here, but so is it for you to have me here at Amadeus on the Sanremo stage.

23) Failure is not the opposite of success, a part of success. Doing nothing is the biggest mistake you can make.

24) If Zlatan is wrong, you can be wrong too. The important thing is to make a difference every day with commitment, dedication, perseverance and concentration.

25) Each of you in your own small way can be Zlatan. You are all Zlatan and I am you while he gives Amadeus and Fiorello the AC Milan shirt with his number.

26) Why be normal when you can be the best?.

27) Will my career end soon? I’m just warming up.

28) Milan has never had a king. They have a God.

29) Football boots don’t make the difference, the feet do.

30) Come with your sister to my house and you will see if I’m gay, after the affectionate photo with Gerard Pique.

31) Whoever buys Zlatan, buys a Ferrari.

31) My role? I don’t know, I have eleven.

32) My experience in Barcelona? It’s like having a Ferrari at your disposal and driving it like a Fiat.

33) One thing for sure: a World Cup without me doesn’t deserve to be followed.

34) I’m not violent but if I were Guardiola I’d be scared.

35) Today is my wife’s birthday. What gift did I give her? Nothing, he already has Zlatan right?.

36) I went to England in a wheelchair but I conquered it in three months.

37) If Paris replaced the Eiffel Tower with my statue, I would definitely stay.

38) If I had practiced taekwondo professionally, I would have won gold at the Olympics.

39) I went to the left and he came to mark me on the left, I went to the right and he followed me. Then I went left again and he went to get a hot dog.

40) Now go back to watching football (when he said goodbye to Los Angeles Galaxy).