A biography for Ashley Colehasn’t been written yet.
“Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.”
“I shouldn't have retired from England. I needed to respect the shirt.”
“In football, you can't always have it your own way. You can't always have the good times. You are going to have bad spells and periods when you are not playing well. It is something I have to deal with. I have learnt to deal with it.”
“Gary Neville said he thought it was a waste of time playing for England because he has not won anything. I kind of understand where he is coming from. But the players we have here, a lot of them have won things and have the attitude that we need to win.”
“To win the Premier League proves you are a top team.”
“A good coach is good in the management of his men; he gives all of his players the desire to fight until the last.”
“I've not just played for England. I've done it for all the black players out there - to prove that they can do it.”
“I don't do things to try and get publicity or anything like that.”
“I'm proud, privileged, and overwhelmed by how many times I've played for England.”