Eric Abidal interview

"I was happy to hear the fans cheer my name in minute 22, my shirt number. They did it every single game. It was huge."

"I'm a fighter. My goal was always to live the same life as before, playing football. I wanted to retire in beauty, on the pitch."

"I've suffered. One day, I couldn't stand the pain anymore, and I asked the doctors to put me in a coma."

-Eric Abidal.