I'm so proud the fans still sing my name, but I fear tomorrow they will stop. I fear it because I love it. And everything you love, you fear you will lose.
Eric CantonaRead
An artist in my eyes, is someone who can lighten up a dark room. I have never and will never find difference between the pass from Pele to Carlos Alberto in the final of the World Cup in 1970 and the poetry of the young Rimbaud, who stretches cords from steeple to steeple and garlands from window to window. There is in each of these human manifestations an expression of beauty which touches us and gives us a feeling of eternity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that both art and sports have the power to illuminate and beautify our lives, creating lasting impressions of beauty and emotion.
Eric Cantona draws a parallel between the artistry found in sports and that in poetry, asserting that both express beauty and can profoundly affect the human experience. He highlights how moments in sports, like a seamless pass in a crucial match, resonate with the same emotional depth as the poetic expressions of great artists like Rimbaud, suggesting that both forms of creativity serve to illuminate and enrich our lives with feelings that transcend time.
Themes
ArtBeautyExpressionCreativityImpact
In practice
Example use cases
A speaker discussing the importance of creativity in education might use this quote to illustrate how art enriches life.
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