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
I would like to compare football and cinema. I think it's very similar. It's two games... different games. You have to work very hard and find the confidence to enjoy it on the pitch or in the film.
I think life is a big game we play.
Sometimes you get submerged by emotion. I think it's very important to express it - which doesn't necessarily mean hitting someone.
I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.
I think I have a sense of mischief and that I can laugh at myself.
I don't think we can be entirely happy seeing such misery around us.
Sometimes in life one experiences an emotion which is so strong that it is difficult to think, or to reason.
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.
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.
When I think football, I think Manchester United. I still support United and always will. I will die with them in my heart.
My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer it when I kicked the hooligan.
Fowler was so good at 18, and four, five years later, at 23 or 24, finished, not even for England, not even for the best teams. Finished. Completely. Out. Why?
When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea.
You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.