A game is not won until it is lost.

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some - or occasionally lose.

Of course, Steven Gerrard is one of only a few Liverpool players who never get left out by Rafa; and even he doesn't always get picked.

I'm not too sure how much you get for winning the Champion's League, but it's definitely 10 million euros.

There's too much - I don't know what the word is - scientology in the game.

There's always been a fierce rivalry between Spurs and Tottenham.

You know sometimes football turns on the slightest biscuit of good fortune.

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls

I've seen some players with very big feet ... and some with very small feet.

The zip on the pitch is very zippy

Sammy Lee is another inbred player

Don't get so focused on where you're going that you forget the people you're travelling with. There's no point reaching a destination if you arrive alone.

I don't listen to my own music at home.

I write with teenagers in mind.

For there is never any way to go but in.

There are three thing in the world I love most: the sea, Hamlet, and Don Giovanni.

You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.

One way or another, the choice will be made by our generation, but it will affect life on earth for all generations to come

Some men worship rank, some worship heroes, some worship power, some worship God, and over these ideals they dispute-but they all worship money.

Teaching has never been far from my life. It's the most natural thing I do. Apparently, as I said, I cannot not do it.

I'm very tough on myself. I definitely look at the negative too much.