Top 108 Quotes & Sayings by Patrice Evra
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French athlete Patrice Evra.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
If you play a bad game, you can't say it was because you were injured.
You have to win the title with a strong team and a strong defence, but I don't only like to talk about the four defenders and the goalkeeper when you concede goals. It's about the team.
For me, Arsenal is a football training centre. You watch the match, you enjoy it, but are you going to win a title afterwards? That's what people remember.
The minute Juventus came calling, I knew it was the right choice for me. They have the same winning mentality as me.
The Australian players are getting better.
In life, you always have a second chance.
Playing for Manchester United demands huge sacrifices. It is a club for workers, and we are there to slog our guts out. There is no bling and sequins about the place.
Allegri is an easy coach to understand, as he doesn't like to work with stupid people.
It is important to keep Manchester United on top of the world.
It doesn't matter who we play against, whether it is Barcelona or another big team: when you are Man United, you do not have an excuse. You have to win.
You have to fear the wounded animal.
I love Man United, and I will always love Man United. It is not a fake love.
In football, you can't always succeed.
I love Italy; in Italy, I grew up like a man and like a player. I felt Italy like a family.
The Champions League is the biggest trophy. Everybody in the world wants to win it.
It was really difficult for me to leave Manchester United. I left for a personal choice.
Each year, you are playing to win. That is Manchester's culture.
If you love Man United, you should never criticise them. You need to support them.
The only person who takes the full responsibility why I leave Man United is myself. I am the one to make the choice.
I remember, in my first interview after I arrived in Manchester, I said, 'I didn't come here to play in the Champions League - I have come to win it.'
You bear the weight of the club's history on your shoulders, and you only become a true Red Devil once you understand this.
The FA Cup means so much, and one day, I hope I will win it.
Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.
I qualify myself like a bottle of wine - the more I get older, the more it tastes sweet!
When you are young, you might be in the wrong position, but you know you are fast, and so you can compensate with your speed.
I'm a sportsman who has competition in my blood, and I am not interested in money.
If you are ready to play, you have to give everything. No excuses.
It doesn't matter if you go somewhere and you're still winning - it's always the wrong decision to leave a club like Manchester United.
I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.
I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.
I'd always thought Australia was a rugby country, but football is really developing here, and Juve are extremely popular.
Everyone thinks if they have a problem, the first thing they want to do is play football and enjoy themselves.
Some might say friendlies are unimportant, but we always try to win because we then maintain that positive mentality when the real competitions start.
I'm very close to Sir Alex and have a lot of respect for him, and a lot of respect for myself.
Manchester United never die.
The feeling here at Juventus is amazing.
I will play for my country until my legs won't allow it or the national coach doesn't call me.
Manchester United is a factory workers' club. You have to respect that culture.
Football is like a pyramid. It is easy to reach the top of the pyramid, but to stay there is the hardest part.
It's normal to win the championship. It's Manchester United. We don't have the right to make mistakes.
When you are nervous, then you can rush things, and you don't do things as well as you'd like.
In Europe, being fast, being strong, playing only with your quality, you are going to struggle against teams that prepare.
I like to win; I chose Juve to win. I will do my best for the fans, the club, and my team-mates.
A lot of people know Sir Alex Ferguson was the heart of Manchester United. He is a legend.
Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.
I am at the top of the pyramid, but I am not stupid, and I realise that one small step could see me fall down very quickly.
I think the French teams sometimes doubt themselves. They play some beautiful games but, when it comes down to it, do not go through.
A lot of people are jealous about Man United, so they just keep criticising, even when they win.
When I hear people say Patrice never had someone to fight him for his place, I think they have bad memories. They forget very quickly how I got to become Manchester United's left-back. I fought with two great players in Gabriel Heinze and Mikael Silvestre.
If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing - you do taekwondo - whatever you want. But you don't play football.
When you play for Manchester United, any year you don't win the title, you feel like you haven't done your job.
I do what I have to on the pitch.
It does not matter if I'm Man of the Match.
The most important thing is believing in yourself.
When you sign for a big club like Man United, you enjoy the top games.
We need to be behind Man United always when they win or lose.
People can call me arrogant, but why should I lie? Of course I feel strong, and of course I am proud as well.
Wazza, when he plays behind the striker, he is very dangerous because he has more touches of the ball, and Wazza can create the goal as well and can score.
When Manchester United play with the right spirit, nobody can beat us.
Patrice Evra has always fought for his place.
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