Eric Cantona Quotes

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.

You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team.

When I think football, I think Manchester United. I still support United and always will. I will die with them in my heart.

You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson.

Sometimes you surprise the goalkeeper and sometimes the goalkeeper surprises you. In my career, I tried to do more of the first than the second.

I'm so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose.

I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

The ball is like a woman, she loves to be caressed.

I play with passion and fire. I have to accept that sometimes this fire does harm.

You need a particular talent only to want to please. I don't have this talent.

Certainly take the advice of others but always, always be yourself.

It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.

A good goal is one that is important and beautiful.

When people are talking about you, it means that you exist.

My ancestors were fighters, something I have inherited.

I am very mistrustful of people who are constantly over intellectualising things. It kills passion. You have to allow yourself to lose control from time to time.

Those who hate or disrespect Sir Alex Ferguson , its only because he snatched away their dreams of winning.

I see the world become so uniform. Everybody has to be the same. I like people who are different.

The real fans of football come from the working class. Now they cannot afford to come and watch the game.

I apologize for nothing.

Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world.

When you are a rich man you are proud to own a Rolls Royce and when you are a poor man you are proud to own a Renault.

It's my country but I don't want to know about France - I was born there but I feel English.

I stopped playing football because I'd done as much as I could. I needed something which was going to excite me as much as football had excited me.

I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery.

I try to find different ways of expressing myself. Without that I will die.

I don't care about the past.

He who has regrets cannot look at himself in the mirror.

We can be eaten by techniques and forget what we have inside of us.

Every experience makes you a man.

I prefer to play and lose rather than win, because I know in advance I'm going to win.

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.

I always wanted to play against the best.

For me, I don't like it when there is too much interference in our lives. We're not children. It is our own life in our hands.

Children go where they find sincerity and authenticity.

Being French, to me, is first and foremost being a revolutionary.

When times are difficult, I tell myself, 'I'm just passing through.'

We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.

I don't play against any team in particular. I play to fight against defeat.

If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.

Actually, I wanted to act even when I was still playing football.

I'm proud of what I achieved there, but a life built on memories is not much of a life.

I have a car but it's not important.

I'm just enjoying my life at the moment.

Without spontaneity in any sport, you cannot succeed.

We knew that you don't get to be world champions without a struggle.

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow.

A home is crucial, the foundation of a stable family.

I think life is a big game we play.