Soccer Quotes - Eric Cantona

Eric Cantona talking nonsense

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:36:35 -0500

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

Eric Cantona on life

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:35:43 -0500

"I didn't study; I live. You can't study these things; life teaches them to you. You don't find them in a book. I've read a lot of Socrates on page three of the Sun."

Eric Cantona on Manchester

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:33:16 -0500

"I feel close to the rebelliousness and vigour of the youth here. Perhaps time will separate us, but nobody can deny that here, behind the windows of Manchester, there is an insane love of football, of celebration and of music."

Eric Cantona on wealth

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:32:23 -0500

"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."

Eric Cantona on George Best

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:31:46 -0500

"After his first training session in heaven, George Best, from his favourite right wing, turned the head of God who was filling in at left-back. I would love for him to save me a place in his team - George Best that is, not God."

Eric Cantona on himself #2

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:30:35 -0500

"I might have said that, but on the whole I talk a lot of rubbish."

Eric Cantona on himself #1

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:29:39 -0500

"I am God."

Eric Cantona on perfectionism

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:28:55 -0500

"Whatever happens, there are always things you could have done better. You score two goals and you usually feel you could have done better.You score two goals and you usually feel you could have scored a third. That's perfectionism. That's what makes you progress in life."

Eric Cantona on expectations

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:28:07 -0500

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

Eric Cantona on control

soccerquotes — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 01:27:19 -0500

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