00:06Zlatan, three words, he's a winner, he's a goalscorer, he's funny.
00:12If you don't know him, maybe you think some quotes, a bit arrogant, you know, he's just a funny guy.
00:20So I would say that, funny, winner and goalscorer.
00:29I mean, if you look upon his record, I can't compare him, I think, today with Enema, even if we
00:35had some great players through the history.
00:36But I mean, what he has achieved in winning titles and everything and his individual skills, I would say he
00:43is the best through history.
00:52It's in the museum. I have a house only for the medals.
00:56Few football nations have been entirely dominated by a single individual, like Sweden has with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
01:08From his arrival as a gangly teenager with Malmö, through to his retirement as a 40-something at AC Milan,
01:16Zlatan had Sweden enthralled to his every stroke of genius, misstep and bombastic press conference.
01:24I shine 24 hours, so depends how you want me to shine. I mean, I've been in the game for
01:3220 years and I'm getting older, yes, but the older I get, the better I get, I feel.
01:39So, but I'm shining in one way or in another way. So, but if you want me to shine even
01:47more, I will try to do it for you.
01:49Backhill karate chop.
01:51Zlatan has never had a problem speaking for himself, but his numbers do a pretty good job for him.
02:02511 goals and 20 major trophies, including five Serie A titles, represents a club career well spent.
02:12And what clubs they were too. Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG, Manchester United and LA Galaxy.
02:29On top of that, there were 62 goals in 122 appearances for Sweden.
02:38I came like a king, I left like a magic.
02:42But Zlatan could never be distilled into just caps and goals. So many of those goals were great goals.
02:49Some of the very best ever scored for club or country, including the 2013 Pushkas award for an outrageous long
02:57range acrobatic volley for Sweden against England.
03:00I think you will never forget this. So, don't worry about that. But, I mean, when I play, I try
03:08to do my things.
03:09You never know what happens on the field and there is nothing that I plan to do or think to
03:17do before a game.
03:18That is just impulsive stuff. I see the situation and I'm trying to do what I think is the best
03:24in that situation.
03:28So, I mean, I can still do those movements, that ninja stuff. So, I still have it in me, even
03:36if I'm 39.
03:39And many of those appearances were memorable for Zlatan being uniquely Zlatan.
03:45It's not just about goals. His goals is leadership, his motivation. I'm really happy with the big guy.
03:56Taller than most, stronger than all, and with the self-confidence of a supervillain.
04:03Whenever Zlatan was on the field, he was unmissable.
04:08He's a maverick. You know, he's got a great personality. If you look at what May United have had over
04:15the past few years,
04:16there's not been someone like him with that kind of aura, that kind of presence.
04:21They said I was old in the Premier League, the most biggest-paced competition in the world.
04:28When I was there, I felt it. I did it and I took over. So, the haters became my fans.
04:38Behind the headlines, Zlatan the athlete was a supreme professional, maintaining his extraordinary physique into his 40s, long after most
04:48contemporaries had retired.
04:51I know my mentality. I know what I want. I come to win. I want to win, but it's behind
04:58everything. It's hard work.
05:00I have more than 450 goals in my career. So, as long as I'm creating the chances, as long as
05:07I'm there for the situation that comes up for the goal, then I'm not worried.
05:12I don't see myself only as scoring goals every game and playing bad. I prefer to play good, make the
05:19team win, and if I score a goal, it's a bonus.
05:23Zlatan ruptured his ACL twice in his career, and on the second occasion, played through excruciating pain for six months
05:32before receiving surgery,
05:33to ensure he could help AC Milan win the Scudetta.
05:38Zlatan is Zlatan, and that's his strength. You cannot see the training sessions, but training with Zlatan and without Zlatan
05:46is different.
05:50When he returned to action eight months later, he did so as the oldest player to represent the Rossigneri in
05:57Serie A and continuing the club's long love affair with Swedish football.
06:02Zlatan ruptured his role.
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