Emmanuel Petit

Being a footballer is not just about wearing the shirt and playing football on the pitch. You have to be clean, you…

— Emmanuel Petit

So many people want to live their lives and their dreams through their own Facebook page or their Twitter page. They want…

— Emmanuel Petit

Footballers nowadays are controlling their image through their own Facebook page so its not the club that controls them anymore, they do…

— Emmanuel Petit

Tottenham tried to sign me but I held off and came to Arsenal because Arsene Wenger was here.

— Emmanuel Petit

I had lots of posters on my bedroom wall of players like Zico, many Brazilian and Italian players, not many players in…

— Emmanuel Petit

People want to be connected to be everyone at anytime. They want to talk about their passions, they want to talk about…

— Emmanuel Petit

If you start to focus on your opponent then you see so much quality in your opponents and weaknesses in your own…

— Emmanuel Petit

If I had the choice I would live in London. There are a few things I don't like about England but its…

— Emmanuel Petit

I want to keep my own guard, I want to keep my secrets, I want to keep my private life for me.

— Emmanuel Petit

You have to grow the same way that you're seeing your own kids grow.

— Emmanuel Petit

I'd like to be a dog. Dogs are nice. They can sleep any time, they wag their tails and on top of…

— Emmanuel Petit

I don't play anymore because I can't play anymore and I retired when I was playing for Chelsea because the doctor had…

— Emmanuel Petit

At Arsenal me and Patrick (Vieira) didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him.

— Emmanuel Petit

It's sometimes difficult living in France. People are more open minded in England, and of course I'm missing England in terms of…

— Emmanuel Petit

When you see what is happening with the social network, with Facebook, Twitter and co it is becoming obvious that the reputation…

— Emmanuel Petit

A football team is like a company. All of the people working in a company are not supposed to love each other,…

— Emmanuel Petit

If you ask me can you explain the success of Facebook or Twitter, its very simple. People want to have the right…

— Emmanuel Petit

Being a coach means giving your job 200% all the time and you're family is left on the side so I don't…

— Emmanuel Petit

France is hypocritical and cowardly. I sometimes think that, having been invaded by the Germans, we'd be run better today.

— Emmanuel Petit

This is why the social networks are successful actually, because we are living in a society where people are frustrated with living…

— Emmanuel Petit

I'm convinced, that when you are a footballer you are a symbol. You have to be a superman in some ways, to…

— Emmanuel Petit

If you want to be a professional footballer, you have to respect your profession. You have to respect the people that are…

— Emmanuel Petit