111 Quotes by Javier Zanetti

My mother was a cleaner and my father a builder. I watched both of them make big sacrifices for my brother and I to study. This is where I get my work ethic from. This is also the source of my generosity and willingness to help.

Rafael Benitez and Mourinho are coaches with different ideas, but both want to win.

I grew up in a humble neighbourhood in Argentina called Dock Sud. From my house, about 200 metres away was a football pitch. That's where I spent my childhood. It's a neighbourhood where everybody helped each other because there was a lot of difficulties. There, I grew up happily, because I learned a lot of things.

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.

Destro and Silvestre are two players worthy of wearing the Inter colours.

Football is made up of episodes.

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.

Strikers get periods like this, periods when you do everything right and others when you can't do anything properly.

Injuries are part of the job.