Quotes from 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.

I thrive on healthy competition.

Haters will always hate.

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.

Manchester United is a factory workers' club. You have to respect that culture.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When you play for Manchester United, any year you don't win the title, you feel like you haven't done your job.

I live in the present because the past is regret, and the future is anxiety.

You have to fear the wounded animal.

I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.

If you play a bad game, you can't say it was because you were injured.

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.'

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'm very close to Sir Alex and have a lot of respect for him, and a lot of respect for myself.

A lot of people know Sir Alex Ferguson was the heart of Manchester United. He is a legend.

I love Italy; in Italy, I grew up like a man and like a player. I felt Italy like a family.

Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.

A lot of people are jealous about Man United, so they just keep criticising, even when they win.

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.'

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.