Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Éric Daniel Pierre Cantonais a French actor and former international footballer for the French national team. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Doubles...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 May 1966
CityMarseille, France
CountryFrance
You can lose in cinema too if you don't put on a good performance.
I don't play against any team in particular. I play to fight against defeat.
The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that's a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.
Without spontaneity in any sport, you cannot succeed.
Actually, I wanted to act even when I was still playing football.
It is unacceptable that people often have to make huge sacrifices just to find a place to live, a roof over their heads.
I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.
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.
The real fans of football come from the working class. Now they cannot afford to come and watch the game.
I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing
If someone is too perfect they won't look good. Imperfection is important.
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.
After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from the favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left back. I would love him to save me a place in his team, George Best that is, not God.