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by Michael Restin
Eric Cantona and the speech of the year
30.8.2019
Translation: machine translated
As a footballer, he was a pain in the arse. As a person, I like him all the more. Eric Cantona gave the acceptance speech of the year.
He often came across as arrogant and was probably very argumentative. The pictures of his kung fu kick against a spectator went around the world in 1995. Two years later, Eric Cantona hung up his kicking boots and moved from the "Theatre of Dreams" in Manchester to the theatre. He became an actor.
The speech of the year
Other footballers have been coking and drinking their heads off and are nothing more than a caricature of themselves after their careers.
I don't know whether Eric Cantona does coke and booze. His mind still seems to be working very well. At the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Thursday, he was honoured by Uefa with the "President's Award" for his exceptional services to football. And gave an extraordinary acceptance speech:
What flies are to bored boys, we are to the gods. They kill us for pleasure. Soon science will not only be able to slow down the ageing of cells, soon science will be able to keep cells in one state, and so we will become immortal. Only accidents, crimes and wars will still kill us, but unfortunately crimes and wars will multiply. I love football. Thank you.
Literate, intelligent footballers who quote Shakespeare? There's that too. Meanwhile, the rest of the football celebrities in the room made a long face.
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Patrick Bardelli
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Patrick.Bardelli@digitecgalaxus.chFrom radio journalist to product tester and storyteller, jogger to gravel bike novice and fitness enthusiast with barbells and dumbbells. I'm excited to see where the journey'll take me next.
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