--- title: "10 Best Quotes By Gianfranco Zola" description: "10 Best quotes by Gianfranco Zola. Plus more from Gianfranco Zola and more Best sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard_2612042.png" --- > [You have to be who you are but work hard and make sure that you always give the best of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard-and-make-sure-that-you/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard_2612042.png) > [Chelsea is where I had the best satisfaction of all, where I was treated the best. This is a special place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/chelsea-is-where-i-had-the-best-satisfaction-of-all-where-i-was/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08f/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_chelsea-is-where-i-had-the-best-satisfac_3219306.png) > [My players will make mistakes, but as long as they don't do it on purpose and try their best, I can handle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/my-players-will-make-mistakes-but-as-long-as-they-don-t-do-it-on/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_my-players-will-make-mistakes-but-as-lon_1677340.png) > [In football, even when you do your best on the pitch, you can win or lose. That is the nature of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/in-football-even-when-you-do-your-best-on-the-pitch-you-can-win-or/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_in-football-even-when-you-do-your-best-o_1973318.png) > [It was great to win that competition and when people ask me what was my best moment in England, I always say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/it-was-great-to-win-that-competition-and-when-people-ask-me-what-was/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_it-was-great-to-win-that-competition-and_1672924.png) > [Maybe some people were surprised that I came here to Watford. But, after three or four months here, it's the best choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/maybe-some-people-were-surprised-that-i-came-here-to-watford-but/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_maybe-some-people-were-surprised-that-i_1021908.png) > [Jorginho is not a player that has a lot of physicality and mobility but he is very intelligent and is always in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/jorginho-is-not-a-player-that-has-a-lot-of-physicality-and-mobility/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/647/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_jorginho-is-not-a-player-that-has-a-lot_118963.png) > [I look back to the 1980s and 1990s, when Italian teams dominated Europe. They had maybe three players from abroad, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/i-look-back-to-the-1980s-and-1990s-when-italian-teams-dominated/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_i-look-back-to-the-1980s-and-1990s-when_843300.png) > [Maradona? You couldn't match him, but you could learn a lot from him. I did not play much, but I did learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/maradona-you-couldn-t-match-him-but-you-could-learn-a-lot-from-him-i/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_maradona-you-couldn-t-match-him-but-you_447041.png) > [I was very tired when I left West Ham, but that's my character really. I gave everything. It can be bad, that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/i-was-very-tired-when-i-left-west-ham-but-that-s-my-character-really/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/gianfranco-zola-4757_bad_i-was-very-tired-when-i-left-west-ham-bu_1011601.png) ## Other authors on Best ## More by Gianfranco Zola > [Chelsea is in my heart and I was so proud to achieve so much for the club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/chelsea-is-in-my-heart-and-i-was-so-proud-to-achieve-so-much-for-the/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [He was so influential on every aspect of my game. I promise you - I would have been another Gianfranco Zola if I hadn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/he-was-so-influential-on-every-aspect-of-my-game-i-promise-you-i/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Sometimes you need to get bored but when you get bored you persist in what you're doing and you get better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/sometimes-you-need-to-get-bored-but-when-you-get-bored-you-persist-in/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Sometimes good work is done with passion, enthusiasm - presence can be as valuable as many millions of pounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/sometimes-good-work-is-done-with-passion-enthusiasm-presence-can-be/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Eden is the type of player who can make a big difference when he comes on, even for 20 minutes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/eden-is-the-type-of-player-who-can-make-a-big-difference-when-he/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Jorginho is not a player that has a lot of physicality and mobility but he is very intelligent and is always in the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/jorginho-is-not-a-player-that-has-a-lot-of-physicality-and-mobility/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [A winning team must have quality, but it means nothing if the players are not connected to each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/a-winning-team-must-have-quality-but-it-means-nothing-if-the-players/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Being a good player doesn't necessarily make a good manager, that's for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/being-a-good-player-doesn-t-necessarily-make-a-good-manager-that-s/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [They are both fantastic players. But I like Messi. Ronaldo is a fantastic goalscorer but I don't think he is as good as Messi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/they-are-both-fantastic-players-but-i-like-messi-ronaldo-is-a/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [It is a pleasure for whoever loves football to enjoy watching Hazard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/it-is-a-pleasure-for-whoever-loves-football-to-enjoy-watching-hazard/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Working for a top club with a top coach has been good for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/working-for-a-top-club-with-a-top-coach-has-been-good-for-me/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [Ninety-five per cent of my language problems are the fault of that stupid little midget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/ninety-five-per-cent-of-my-language-problems-are-the-fault-of-that/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [I'm a proud man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/i-m-a-proud-man/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [It's best that I hide my real personality. I cannot tell you what it is because I don't want to go to prison.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/it-s-best-that-i-hide-my-real-personality-i-cannot-tell-you-what-it/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) > [It's normal that you have good moments and bad moments - it is how you deal with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/it-s-normal-that-you-have-good-moments-and-bad-moments-it-is-how-you/) [Gianfranco Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianfranco-zola/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/gianfranco-zola/#itemlist", "name": "10 Best Quotes By Gianfranco Zola", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to be who you are but work hard and make sure that you always give the best of yourself.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gianfranco Zola" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianfranco-zola/you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard-and-make-sure-that-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard_2612042.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard_2612042.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a99/gianfranco-zola-4757_best_you-have-to-be-who-you-are-but-work-hard_2612042.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to be who you are but work hard and make sure that you always give the best of yourself.” — Gianfranco Zola", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Chelsea is where I had the best satisfaction of all, where I was treated the best. 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