Javier Zanetti Quotes

Javier Zanetti

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 10, 1973

I am a big fan of Independiente and I played in their youth systems before being released for being too small, so I went to work with my father as a builder. This helped me understand a lot of things about life; it made me mentally very strong and it also pushed me to go and play for another team.

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Inter is my life.

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My secret is to train as intensively as I can, if possible, with the same intensity you experience in a real match.

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My team-mates at Inter mock me when we are training. 'Stop running, let us win for a change,' they joke. But as long as my body responds, I will keep playing.

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I have always been proud to play for my country and every time I am called up, I play with the same desire and commitment.

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Injuries are part of the job.

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Messi is an extraordinary player, but your squad is pivotal: at a World Cup, the 11 players on the pitch and everyone else in the group can all play an important role.

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The guys who play in midfield and up front are the ones who decide games.

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If I had a lock of hair out of place then I would not feel OK.

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I am a precise person in everything I do.

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Feeling my hair in place gives me confidence. It's a question of image but also of character.

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I liked my father's work. But above all I liked the idea of doing something concrete and useful. Building a house is a metaphor that I like, it's at the core of my life philosophy: starting from the bottom and reaching the top.

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I am very happy working with Inter, helping them build the club's international relationship with both Fifa and Uefa, promoting the marketing side, its social responsibility activities as well as being involved with the club's academy.

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It wasn't my target to work as Argentina team manager.

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We believe in a better world, an unglobalised world, enriched by the cultural differences and customs of all the people.

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When I look back to my childhood, many concrete scenes come to my mind, good ones and bad ones.

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I've always believed that our public actions need to take account of our social responsibility.

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It's an honour for me to wear the Inter shirt. To have been involved in so many important moments that all of us and our fans will keep in our hearts and minds forever, I feel privileged.

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Every coach has his own ideas about managing the team and how it plays.

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My story is like many other stories. I started very young. As the years went by, I only cared about playing football. I was never obsessed with money or being a professional though.

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