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

'He's put on weight and I've lost it, and vice versa.' - Ronnie Whelan

'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

'We lost because we didn't win.' - Ronaldo

'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, and
hopefully 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

'It was a big relief off my shoulder.' - Paul Gascoigne

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


'It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.' - Ian Wright


'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'tsettle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.' -
Ian Rush >


Interviewer: 'Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player?'
David Beckham: 'Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and
occasionally on the left side.'

'If you're 0-0 down, there's no-one better to get you back on terms than >
Ian Wright.' - Robbie Earle

'Germany are 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 America, and
the Ukranians will be more European.' - Phil Neville

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

'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
managerI've ever had.' - David Beckham

'The opening ceremony was good, although I missed it.'
- Graeme Le Saux

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


'Sometimes in football you have to score goals.' - Thierry Henry

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

'I was surprised, but I always say nothing surprises me in football.'
- Les Ferdinand

was like the ref had a brand new yellow card and wanted to see if it
worked.' - Richard Rufus

'There's no in between - you're either good or bad. We were in between.'
- Gary Lineker

'Winning doesn't really matter as long as you win.' - Vinny Jones