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
I will love the Champions League for life.
I was twice voted best left-back in the world.
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.
I'm a sportsman who has competition in my blood, and I am not interested in money.
I always say one of the best sensations is when we win at Anfield.
Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.
I always say the biggest opponent for Manchester United is Manchester United. Every year I play for this club, I will say the same.
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.'
You don't need to be criticised to play well or things like that.
Winning the Champions League is completely different to winning the Premier League.
When I put on a Man United shirt, I will give everything, no matter what my future is.
It's always a pleasure to be wanted by a club such as Paris St. Germain, especially as I am Parisian.
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.'
If you play for Manchester United, you have to be strong.
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.
I always say the Premier League is like two boxers fighting. The one who is least strong gets tired; he does down.
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.
Messi is unbelievable, but Ronaldo does it on his own. In Madrid, he has to score the goals and create them.
I never forget my first emotions in football, in Sicily.
I have a lot to thank Italy for. It's the country that opened the door to professional football for me.
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.
Haters will always hate.
We want to win everything. That is the Manchester United way.
Players who play in the Premiership play everywhere - they are strong, quick, and have good technique. It is the best football.
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.
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.
I can play against a player like Messi; I don't fear anybody. I just play my game.
A derby is a derby. When you play a derby, it is for winning, not just to play.
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.
My first job is to defend, but I know I have the quality to score.
When you play for Juventus, there is a lot of responsibility. You have to have personality more than just talent.
The FA Cup means so much, and one day, I hope I will win it.
The only person who takes the full responsibility why I leave Man United is myself. I am the one to make the choice.
The Champions League, for me especially, is the most beautiful competition.
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.
I always want to win at all costs.
For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.
I thrive on healthy competition.
It is not easy to be Patrice Evra.
Sometimes you have good days. Sometimes you have bad.
Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.
I help Alex Buttner every time I can.
You see on the night of a Champions League game. It is magic. It is total magic.
In life, you always have a second chance.
I have never hidden my love of Paris, even though Monaco is still 'my' team.
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.
If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.
Allegri is an easy coach to understand, as he doesn't like to work with stupid people.
In Europe, being fast, being strong, playing only with your quality, you are going to struggle against teams that prepare.
