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I'm sure that most of you have seen most of these before, but on the off-chance that any of them are new to some of your, here they are:-





"My parents have always been there for me, ever since I was about 7. "
David Beckham

"I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league."
Mark Viduka

"Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level.
Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level.
But he's the best manager I've ever had."
David Beckham

"If you don't believe you can win, there is no point in getting out of bed at the end of the day."
Neville Southall

"I've had 14 bookings this season - 8 of which were my fault, but 7 of which were disputable."
Paul Gascoigne

"I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, andhopefully after that as well."
Alan Shearer

"I'd like to play for an Italian club, like Barcelona "
Mark Draper

"You've got to believe that you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out."
Peter Shilton

"I faxed a transfer request to the club at the beginning of the week,but let me state that I don't want to leave Leicester ."
Stan Collymore

"I was watching the Blackburn game on TV on Sunday when it flashed on the screen that George (Ndah) had scored in the first minute at Birmingham. My first reaction was to ring him up. Then I remembered he was out there playing."
Ade Akinbiyi

"Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match."
Ian Wright

"I'm as happy as I can be - but I have been happier."
Ugo Ehiogu

" Leeds is a great club and it's been my home for years, even though I live in Middlesbrough."
Jonathan Woodgate

"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel."
Stuart Pearce

"I took a whack on my left ankle, but something told me it was my right."
Lee Hendrie

"I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country."
Ian Rush

"Germanyare a very difficult team to play...they had 11 internationals out there today."
Steve Lomas

"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock."
Barry Venison

"I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet."
David Beckham

"The Brazilians were South American, and the Ukrainians will be more European."
Phil Neville

"All that remains is for a few dots and commas to be crossed."
Mitchell Thomas

"One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best."
Alan Shearer

"I'd rather play in front of a full house than an empty crowd."
Johnny Giles

"Sometimes in football you have to score goals."
Thierry Henry
 
I fell in love with football as I would later fall in love with women: suddenly, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain it would bring.”
Nick Hornby
 
“Ah well, ma’am, you see we all know each other!”
Danny Blanchflower to the Duchess of Kent, who asked why the Leicester City players had names on their tracksuits and the Spurs team didn’t.)
 
And this is why I think Spurs should play up tempo football.

“The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn’t poor because he tends to kick the ball in his own goal. It’s because when you put intense pressure on him, he loses control. So you have to increase the tempo of the game and he’ll automatically give the ball away.”
Johan Cruyff
 
Spurf said:
And this is why I think Spurs should play up tempo football.

“The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn’t poor because he tends to kick the ball in his own goal. It’s because when you put intense pressure on him, he loses control. So you have to increase the tempo of the game and he’ll automatically give the ball away.”
Johan Cruyff
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Spot on. Something Barca figured out some while ago..
 
Wasn't it Shankley who said something like "the ball is the only thing on the field that doesn't get tired, so make it do all the work"?

Mind you, that's quite sensible (like the Cruyff quote) so isn't something we can take the piss out of.
 
Hoddle Is A God said:
Wasn't it Shankley who said something like "the ball is the only thing on the field that doesn't get tired, so make it do all the work"?

Mind you, that's quite sensible (like the Cruyff quote) so isn't something we can take the piss out of.
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glad that's a sensible one! I used pretty much exactly the same wording last night to the youngsters I coach.
I read your first sentence then HIAG, and thought I'd just put myself in the quotes "hall of fame"!! Phew! <laugh>
 
I still love George Best's explanation of what happened to all his money...

"I spent most of it on women, fast cars, and alcohol. The rest I wasted"
 
&#8216;If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.&#8217; - Bill Shankly
 
Jamie Redknapp: "Will Chelsea qualify with ease? I think they will but it won't be easy."

Graeme Le Saux: "Ramires is involved in everything he does."

Alex McLeish: "The more you lose, the more you don't win."

<doh>
 
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