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“When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari, you put premium petrol in the tank, you hit the motorway, and you step on the gas.”
“When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.”
“Best player I ever played against? I mean, I played against many, many good players, so I don't know who to keep. I would say Ronaldo the Fenomeno.”
“When I went to Juventus, I was young, but in training, I had legends like Fabio Cannavaro and Lilian Thuram marking me. I had to work hard to get my respect.”
“That's my hunger. If I start to relax, and I lose that, then I had better stop my football. I need that hunger. I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.”
“Whenever life's at a standstill, I need some action.”
“Some things is made by destiny, yes, other things by hard work, but quality you don't learn. Quality you are born with.”
“It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything.”
“One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.”
“I'm a guy of 92kg. I haven't got the physique of someone who can work back and then sprint up front again throughout a match!”
“The way that I opened the door for the young people that come from where I come from and that have a different background, that is what I want to be remembered for.”
“Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.”
“You never forget where you come from.”
“When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.”
“I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'”
“Wherever I go, people recognize me, call my name, cheer me.”
“My father is from Bosnia, and my mother is from Croatia, but I was born in Sweden.”
“If you are different, or you have minimum possibilities, you can still succeed. I am living proof of that.”
“I would love to play alongside Wayne Rooney. He does the running of two or three players and makes a lot of space. We would be the perfect combination.”
“When you have my confidence, I will do 200% for you.”