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I have had some problems because the French don't like people to have success, they don't like the number one.

France has more need of me than I have need of France.

I don't live in France; I live in myself.

When you grow up in the country in France, you have small horizons.

It's really a drag to sit around when you're old, and think, 'Ah, gee, I never went to France.' Go to France. Life is very short; you've got to pack it all in there.

It is sometimes tougher to fight my superiors than the French.

To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French.

In France, it's easy to know which team is going to win the game, whereas in England, anywhere you play, you know it's going to be difficult.

The French are so into themselves that they don't even notice you.

When you succeed, at a certain point, you want to challenge yourself. Otherwise, you become boring. You become a has-been. It's not very interesting. I don't want to be this guy who has only succeeded in France. I could say, 'O.K., that's it; merci.' But I'm not interested in that.