France football's exclusive interview for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, former Psg player

️🎤 Here is an exclusive interview with France Football for striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, once playing for Psg, currently a player of AC Milan, Ibar still has a very Ibra style, jovial, sassy..... . about bike theft , his legacy , golden ball and more......

√ Did you ever find Fido Dido (Ibra's BMX bike as a kid)?

" No. It was stolen and I never got it back. But it can also be compensated for by all the bikes I stole myself. Unfortunately, it's a love bike. my likes."

√ If you could track down who stole it, what would you do?

"I'll buy him a new bike and get mine back."

√ He talks a lot about this story in his autobiography. Do you feel it was a turning point in your career? Did it somehow force him to leave the side of the victims for the side of the victors?

" No. I was young, stupid. I did everything to survive. I needed a bicycle to get around. I put myself under the charge of stealing to manage my situation. When the bike My favorite bike is stolen, I still keep stealing from others. But that's because I can't afford to buy it. It's a question of survival. Even though it's not something positive. extreme… you do these things to be able to move forward, right?”

√ What do you want to steal from football today so you can give little Zlatan?

"No. I simply told him to be more patient. That the hard work pays off. I've worked hard but I don't have much patience. I want it all to come quickly." Zlatan, be patient. Keep working and believe in yourself.”

√ How patiently did you deal with that study?

"It's very difficult when you're young. When you're as experienced as I am now, you understand what it means to be patient. But when you're young, full of ideas, full of energy, motivated, when you want to. Exploring the world and having so much to learn is not easy. You need to be surrounded by experienced people, that helps you stay calm."

√ What will Zlatan Ibrahimovic have left after his career?

" I'm not thinking about it now. I hope something, if there's still something, it means I've done my job well. Maybe it's my idea. Trust me Be yourself, have your own personality, be unafraid to hold your own, and always be open-minded, if you think otherwise?" 

√ Did you make a mistake?

"I make mistakes every day. As now, giving an interview to you, this is a mistake (laughs)!"

√ It might be our fault… (laughs)

"No… Every day, we all make mistakes. That's why we become better people. No one is perfect."

√ What are you proud of?

" I'm proud of what I've done. I come from a place where everyone judges me, telling me it's impossible. People will say of me: "Yes, he's not good enough. ." And here I am, standing still at 39, comfortable in my shoes. And I'm proud."

√ Could you have done better?

"I think we can always do better. It's a question of psychology."

√ Even you?

"Everybody can do better. In my head, I try to do my best, and I do my best. Can I do better? Some will say yes. It's being debated."

√Surely, today, are you tired of media opinion, fan opinion, people opinion?

"It's part of my job. I didn't choose that, but when you're as good as I am, it all comes on its own and you just have to take it."

√ What would you say to people who say you are a great player in small games?

"Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has the right to say what they think."

√ When you were young, did that upset you?

" No. It was like adding fuel to a fire. It allowed me to work more. On the contrary, it motivated me. I advanced with that and it made me never satisfied. All these things. These criticisms, I use them to rekindle my fire, and I draw energy from them."

√Do you have any regrets?

"No. Everything that happens to you in life has to happen to you." 

√ Never even won the Champions' League?

"No. Do you think I would be a better player if I won it?"

√ Not necessarily not. Ronaldo, the Brazilian player, didn't win there either…

"Exactly. If I win it, it would be great. I didn't win it, but it doesn't make me a less good player. It's like people saying to me: "Zlatan, you've got it." If you don't win the World Cup, you're not a good player." Yes… it's easier to win the World Cup when you're French than Swede Besides, to get back into the Champions' League, you the longer we have to wait, what better way to win it I still have goals at club level I have won everything except the Champions League have done more than others. I'm happy."

√ He also has not won the Ballon D'Or (European Golden Ball). Are you missing the Ballon D'Or, or is the history of the Ballon D'Or missing you?

"I think the history of the Ballon D'Or is missing me."

√He placed 4th in 2013, his best result. Do you find it unusual, when you don't win it?

"I want to stay... Everyone wants to win a trophy that proves you're the best player in the world. Deep down inside I feel that I'm the best player in the world. It's going to be very powerful. If you win it, it's the people who vote. You, the voters, you know why I didn't win it (laughs)!"

√ Not only France Football voted but journalists around the globe.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

√ Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, they have collected trophies. What do they have that you don't?

"If you're talking about intrinsic qualities, I'm nothing less than them. If you look at the titles, yes, but I didn't win the Champions' League… But I don't know you calculate these things. I'm not obsessed with that. Because when you do good things for the group, the individual things follow. An individual cannot be good, if the group is not good."

√ Where would you place yourself in football history? If there was a table, where would you sit?

" What do you mean? "

√ Who will sit with you around the table?

"I don't think it's appropriate to compare players. Each player is in their own generation, with different teammates... It's difficult to compare. I think each has their own story. myself and have to face it.My desk is therefore filled with problems.

√ Do you think your personality has brought you out into the world of football?

" I'm simply me. People are always trying to be perfect. I always say: 'Be yourself and that's perfect.' I don't change to be successful, for nothing, I am continue to be yourself, and whatever happens, be yourself. I'm just playing my game, I want to win with my team, and the rest is on my own. to be famous, I don't choose… I don't know what you mean “outside of football?” It's part of the job when you become good. That has consequences. People realize it. you and you become famous."

√ Not “out of bounds”, we mean that he is off the pitch…

"Ah, but that has to do with what I do off the pitch. I mean, people talk a lot, but if you're not good on the pitch, you're not an icon. For me, you're a clown."

√ Are there a lot of clowns in football?

" One pack... one wrap." 🙂

√ When you said earlier: “Be perfect…”

" I said that everyone strives to be perfect and some create their own personality. I said being yourself is being perfect inside of you. Like when you ask me if I'm wrong no. Of course I make mistakes, but whoever thinks they're perfect, they think they're not."

√ Yes, but in the end, in your eyes, being yourself, is perfect?

That's what I say, must be perfect. But I'm not trying to be perfect, I'm just being myself. That means being perfect. That doesn't mean I don't make mistakes. I remember, when I went to America, people had to choose 20 athletes to make the most perfect team. I was in there. Simply because I am who I am. I don't need to ask your question first, although everyone wants to know what kind of person they are. And when you do your interviews, people want to re-read it to see if it's any good. Me, I don't want to see it. I do not care! "... 

End of part 1, please continue reading part 2.....