7 of the best quotes from the legendary Manchester United number 7: Eric Cantona

#5 Cantona the soothsayer

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 17: Manchester United striker Eric Cantona wheels away after scoring the third goal in a 3-0 win over Chelsea in the Premier League at Old Trafford on April 17, 1993 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stevie Morton/Allsport//Getty Images) — The winner

“I prefer to play and lose rather than win, because I know in advance I'm going to win.”

In the last slide, we depicted the philosophical side of the great Frenchman. In this one, we show his psychic skills combined with a hint of arrogance. The reason why Cantona was such a successful player was largely down to his superior mentality.

He was a winner, from the mind to the body—and it showed. He was never shy to speak his mind and didn’t really care what people thought of him. He only worked hard and had the ‘I will always win’ mind-set before taking on the opposition.

Arrogance? Maybe. Legendary? Definitely.

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