Lilian Thuram
Lilian Thuram
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, known as Lilian Thuram, is a French retired professional football defender and the most capped player in the history of the France national team with 142 appearances between 1994 and 2008...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth1 January 1972
beyond tired
We are tired. Tired - but beyond the sporting aspect, there's something more important.
best decided france given quit
I have decided to quit 'Les Bleus'. I'm 32. I know I have already given France the best I could give,
bit early hope ok
It's getting a little bit better every day, ... I hope it will be OK for Wednesday. For now, it's too early to say.
fifa game intervene people reason return sanity
Some people will never learn, and that is the reason for which FIFA must intervene so as to return sanity to the game and keep these people away from the stadiums.
france intention knew returning
I had no intention of returning for France and he knew it.
answered ending les playing position quitting
I'm now in a position where I would have answered a call-up only to get one more cap. That's not like me. I'm quitting Les Bleus but I'm not ending my playing career,
ancient belonged salute
He told me that his salute belonged to ancient Rome.
mother children father
To be a father is not simply to bring a child into this world. It is to take care of that child and to give him direction and guidance. It's my mother who always did this for me. I'm surprised that today, because of the World Cup and because the cameras are on my father, that he puts on that jersey and speaks of his son. It's not going to change things because of a World Cup.
motivational soccer player
I feel that right from the start the players were prepared to experience catastrophic results with comments like: 'It's going to be tough and we are going to need time'.
beautiful football artist
Footballers can be like artists when the mind and body are working as one. It is what Miles Davis does when he plays free jazz - everything pulls together into one intense moment that is beautiful.
football blessed men
He's a wizard with his feet and is blessed with a gift for scoring goals. His best quality is his speed while the ball is at his feet. He may be the fastest man ever to lace up a football boot. No defender in the world can keep up with him.
football player thinking
When I came to Barcelona, I really liked in the dressing room that I found balanced, normal people: Valdes, Puyol, Iniesta. They don't think they are the center of the world for being football players.