I have a lot to thank Italy for. It's the country that opened the door to professional football for me.

The only thing is against Messi you can stop him 10 times, but if he passes you once and scores, people say, 'Evra played a poor game.'

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

The minute Juventus came calling, I knew it was the right choice for me. They have the same winning mentality as me.

Make a Goal Box, a chart of positive daily contact with a family when you are working with them.

I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name, because I made it mean what I wanted it to mean.

No one in my family graduated from college until my brother did, and then I did.

Some kids win the lottery at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a hard time catching up over the rest of their lives. Children raised in disadvantaged environments are not only much less likely to succeed in school or in society, but they are also much less likely to be healthy adults.