“If you are ready to play, you have to give everything. No excuses.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“When Manchester United play with the right spirit, nobody can beat us.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“It is important to keep Manchester United on top of the world.”
― Patrice Evra
“In life, you always have a second chance.”
― Patrice Evra
“Manchester United never die.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“We want to win everything. That is the Manchester United way.”
― Patrice Evra
“I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.”
― Patrice Evra
“I love Man United, and I will always love Man United. It is not a fake love.”
― Patrice Evra
“We need to be behind Man United always when they win or lose.”
― Patrice Evra
“I have never hidden my love of Paris, even though Monaco is still ‘my’ team.”
― Patrice Evra
“A lot of people say I am not tall and I am small guy. But I jump very high. I surprise a lot of people when I go for the corner kicks.”
― Patrice Evra
“I qualify myself like a bottle of wine – the more I get older, the more it tastes sweet!”
― Patrice Evra
“The Champions League is the biggest trophy. Everybody in the world wants to win it.”
― Patrice Evra
“Haters will always hate.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“People can call me arrogant, but why should I lie? Of course I feel strong, and of course I am proud as well.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.’”
― Patrice Evra
“If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing – you do taekwondo – whatever you want. But you don’t play football.”
― Patrice Evra
“It was really difficult for me to leave Manchester United. I left for a personal choice.”
― Patrice Evra
“I’d always thought Australia was a rugby country, but football is really developing here, and Juve are extremely popular.”
― Patrice Evra
“The Australian players are getting better.”
― Patrice Evra
“Everyone thinks if they have a problem, the first thing they want to do is play football and enjoy themselves.”
― Patrice Evra
“The most important thing is believing in yourself.”
― Patrice Evra
“I’m very close to Sir Alex and have a lot of respect for him, and a lot of respect for myself.”
― Patrice Evra
“I think the French teams sometimes doubt themselves. They play some beautiful games but, when it comes down to it, do not go through.”
― Patrice Evra
“The minute Juventus came calling, I knew it was the right choice for me. They have the same winning mentality as me.”
― Patrice Evra
“It does not matter if I’m Man of the Match.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“You bear the weight of the club’s history on your shoulders, and you only become a true Red Devil once you understand this.”
― Patrice Evra
“If you play a bad game, you can’t say it was because you were injured.”
― Patrice Evra
“I will play for my country until my legs won’t allow it or the national coach doesn’t call me.”
― Patrice Evra
“You have to fear the wounded animal.”
― Patrice Evra
“Manchester United is a factory workers’ club. You have to respect that culture.”
― Patrice Evra
“It’s normal to win the championship. It’s Manchester United. We don’t have the right to make mistakes.”
― Patrice Evra
“I do what I have to on the pitch.”
― Patrice Evra
“In football, you can’t always succeed.”
― Patrice Evra
“Each year, you are playing to win. That is Manchester’s culture.”
― Patrice Evra
“Some might say friendlies are unimportant, but we always try to win because we then maintain that positive mentality when the real competitions start.”
― Patrice Evra
“A lot of people are jealous about Man United, so they just keep criticising, even when they win.”
― Patrice Evra
“If you love Man United, you should never criticise them. You need to support them.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“Patrice Evra has always fought for his place.”
― Patrice Evra
“Football is like a pyramid. It is easy to reach the top of the pyramid, but to stay there is the hardest part.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“When you play for Manchester United, any year you don’t win the title, you feel like you haven’t done your job.”
― Patrice Evra
“When you sign for a big club like Man United, you enjoy the top games.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
“I love Italy; in Italy, I grew up like a man and like a player. I felt Italy like a family.”
― Patrice Evra
“When you are nervous, then you can rush things, and you don’t do things as well as you’d like.”
― Patrice Evra
“I like to win; I chose Juve to win. I will do my best for the fans, the club, and my team-mates.”
― Patrice Evra
“The feeling here at Juventus is amazing.”
― Patrice Evra
“A lot of people know Sir Alex Ferguson was the heart of Manchester United. He is a legend.”
― Patrice Evra
“The only person who takes the full responsibility why I leave Man United is myself. I am the one to make the choice.”
― Patrice Evra
“I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.”
― Patrice Evra
“In Europe, being fast, being strong, playing only with your quality, you are going to struggle against teams that prepare.”
― Patrice Evra
“The FA Cup means so much, and one day, I hope I will win it.”
― Patrice Evra
“I’ve always believed that when you play for Juve, the goal at the start of the year is to win the title and a lot of trophies.”
― Patrice Evra
“Allegri is an easy coach to understand, as he doesn’t like to work with stupid people.”
― Patrice Evra
“When you play for Juventus, there is a lot of responsibility. You have to have personality more than just talent.”
― Patrice Evra
“If you play for Manchester United, you have to be strong.”
― Patrice Evra
“If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.”
― Patrice Evra
“My first job is to defend, but I know I have the quality to score.”
― Patrice Evra
“The only thing is against Messi you can stop him 10 times, but if he passes you once and scores, people say, ‘Evra played a poor game.’”
― Patrice Evra
“I don’t have to prepare any differently because it’s Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, and Tevez, so you know what to do against big players.”
― Patrice Evra
“You can be the best left back in the world, but if you play badly in the final, people will say you’re the worst.”
― Patrice Evra
“It’s always a pleasure to be wanted by a club such as Paris St. Germain, especially as I am Parisian.”
― Patrice Evra
“A derby is a derby. When you play a derby, it is for winning, not just to play.”
― Patrice Evra
“When I put on a Man United shirt, I will give everything, no matter what my future is.”
― Patrice Evra
“I can play against a player like Messi; I don’t fear anybody. I just play my game.”
― Patrice Evra
“Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.”
― Patrice Evra
“You see on the night of a Champions League game. It is magic. It is total magic.”
― Patrice Evra
“The Premier League title is very important, of course. I always say to play in the league and to win the title is very difficult. It makes you very proud.”
― Patrice Evra
“You don’t need to be criticised to play well or things like that.”
― Patrice Evra
“I help Alex Buttner every time I can.”
― Patrice Evra
“I remember, in 2008, and we won the Champions League and the Premier League, and we were having our photos taken with the trophies, and someone said to me, ‘Patrice, you don’t look happy.’ I said, ‘It’s because we are missing the FA Cup.’”
― Patrice Evra
“Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.”
― Patrice Evra
“Players who play in the Premiership play everywhere – they are strong, quick, and have good technique. It is the best football.”
― Patrice Evra
“I always say the biggest opponent for Manchester United is Manchester United. Every year I play for this club, I will say the same.”
― Patrice Evra
“Sometimes you have good days. Sometimes you have bad.”
― Patrice Evra
“Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.”
― Patrice Evra
“It is not easy to be Patrice Evra.”
― Patrice Evra
“I always say one of the best sensations is when we win at Anfield.”
― Patrice Evra
“I thrive on healthy competition.”
― Patrice Evra
“I came to Turin above all for my family, because at Manchester, they had inserted a clause in our agreement which changed the situation considerably. It really annoyed me.”
― Patrice Evra
“I’m a sportsman who has competition in my blood, and I am not interested in money.”
― Patrice Evra
“For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.”
― Patrice Evra
“I have a lot to thank Italy for. It’s the country that opened the door to professional football for me.”
― Patrice Evra
“I was only a 17-year-old lad when I played for Marsala, and while I didn’t play much at Monza, that is where I met my agents, who are like brothers to me.”
― Patrice Evra
“I always want to win at all costs.”
― Patrice Evra
“I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.”
― Patrice Evra
“I was twice voted best left-back in the world.”
― Patrice Evra
“There are some pundits with whom I will settle my differences… they want to sell a lie to the French people that Evra is disliked. But that is not the case at all.”
― Patrice Evra
“Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.”
― Patrice Evra
“I will love the Champions League for life.”
― Patrice Evra
“The Champions League, for me especially, is the most beautiful competition.”
― Patrice Evra
“When you start to work out during your holidays, you know you’ve got the motivation. When I stop working hard during my holidays and getting excited before the beginning of the season, that’s when I’ll know it’s time to call it quits.”
― Patrice Evra
“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.”
― Patrice Evra
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