Patrice Evra
I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.Collection: Future
When you play for Juventus, there is a lot of responsibility. You have to have personality more than just talent.
If you play for Manchester United, you have to be strong.
If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.
My first job is to defend, but I know I have the quality to score.
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.'
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.
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.
It's always a pleasure to be wanted by a club such as Paris St. Germain, especially as I am Parisian.
I have never hidden my love of Paris, even though Monaco is still 'my' team.
When I put on a Man United shirt, I will give everything, no matter what my future is.
I can play against a player like Messi; I don't fear anybody. I just play my game.
Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.
You see on the night of a Champions League game. It is magic. It is total magic.
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.
You don't need to be criticised to play well or things like that.
I help Alex Buttner every time I can.
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.
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.'
Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.
Players who play in the Premiership play everywhere - they are strong, quick, and have good technique. It is the best football.
I always say the biggest opponent for Manchester United is Manchester United. Every year I play for this club, I will say the same.
Sometimes you have good days. Sometimes you have bad.
We want to win everything. That is the Manchester United way.
Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.
It is not easy to be Patrice Evra.
I always say one of the best sensations is when we win at Anfield.
I thrive on healthy competition.
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.
I'm a sportsman who has competition in my blood, and I am not interested in money.
For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.
I have a lot to thank Italy for. It's the country that opened the door to professional football for me.
I always want to win at all costs.
I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.
I was twice voted best left-back in the world.
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.
Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.
I will love the Champions League for life.
The Champions League, for me especially, is the most beautiful competition.
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.
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.
A derby is a derby. When you play a derby, it is for winning, not just to play.
A lot of people are jealous about Man United, so they just keep criticising, even when they win.
In life, you always have a second chance.
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.
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.
You have to fear the wounded animal.
If you are ready to play, you have to give everything. No excuses.
Haters will always hate.
People can call me arrogant, but why should I lie? Of course I feel strong, and of course I am proud as well.