Athlete

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

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.

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

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.

If you play for Manchester United, you have to be strong.

If you love Man United, you should never criticise them. You need to support them.

Football is like a pyramid. It is easy to reach the top of the pyramid, but to stay there is the hardest part.

I'm a sportsman who has competition in my blood, and I am not interested in money.

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 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 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.

If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.

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

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.

In football, you can't always succeed.

If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing - you do taekwondo - whatever you want. But you don't play football.

It's normal to win the championship. It's Manchester United. We don't have the right to make mistakes.

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.