My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.

There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.

When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.

I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.

You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.

The French team has given me so much and I want to help it. I told myself I did not have much time left in soccer, and I want to profit from it to the maximum.

If you are determined and confident, there is nothing in this great existence that can stop you from achieving what you want.