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Motivation Quote by David Ginola

"I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting"

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Celebrity is its own kind of transfer window, and Ginola is speaking like a veteran who knows the numbers on the table. The phrase "inundated with offers" isn’t just bragging; it’s a carefully chosen image of being overwhelmed, almost passive in the face of attention. That passivity matters. It frames the pivot to TV or film as something happening to him, not something he’s chasing. In a culture that loves to sneer at athletes “selling out,” Ginola preemptively positions himself as courted rather than calculating.

The second half - "and these, too, are tempting" - is where the real work gets done. "Too" signals that sport isn’t the only arena of desire anymore; it’s one temptation among several. He admits the lure without committing, keeping his brand options open. "Tempting" is softer than "lucrative" or "strategic": it suggests glamour, curiosity, even a flirtation with reinvention. It also nods to the unspoken truth that athletic careers are short, and relevance is perishable. The body stops being an engine; the face, voice, and story can keep earning.

Contextually, this is the late-90s/2000s athlete-to-media pipeline in miniature: footballers becoming pundits, presenters, pitch-side personalities, even fashion-adjacent icons. Ginola, with his model looks and charismatic aura, was always positioned as more than a player. The quote reads like a controlled leak: letting the public know he’s wanted elsewhere, while reminding clubs, sponsors, and broadcasters that he’s not just talent - he’s marketable.

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Ginola, David. (n.d.). I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-been-inundated-with-offers-to-move-into-a-47780/

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Ginola, David. "I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-been-inundated-with-offers-to-move-into-a-47780/.

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"I have been inundated with offers to move into a career in television or film, and these, too, are tempting." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-have-been-inundated-with-offers-to-move-into-a-47780/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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David Ginola (born January 25, 1967) is a Athlete from France.

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