A biography for Chris Colemanhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't spend enough time with my children, but when I am with them, I like to help them with their homework - even though they know more than me!”
“I never played in a World Cup. I wasn't good enough.”
“When you talk about professional footballers, rightly or wrongly, people often already have an idea in their head about what they're like; they'll paint a picture before they've met them.”
“It's naive of anyone to think there is no corruption in football because it's everywhere.”
“Working abroad made me better.”
“It's difficult when you're young and you're not playing for your club.”
“I have a lot of time and respect for Roy Hodgson; he's a very good manager.”
“When you have players like Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale, and Joe Allen, you've got to play football.”
“I've watched parents sometimes on the touchlines at youth games, and they are screaming and shouting, which is not the way to go.”
“If you ask any manager after a defeat, you want to be as far away from it as you can.”
“I think everybody is under the impression that everyone wants to work in the Premier League. I want to work at the top level like everyone else, but it doesn't mean that's the Premier League.”
“My best mates are my mates from school, and we have always stayed close.”
“When I was playing, I always preferred to be meeting a side like the Faroe Isles or San Marino early doors. Do things right in those games, and you knew you would get six points on the board, at least be up and running and challenging in the group.”
“I don't like talking past the next game. It's never served me right in the past.”
“It doesn't help me to burn bridges, but I'm not going to sit back and be given blame when I don't deserve it.”
“You can only ask someone of their best. That's it. If you lose, and you've given your best, that's how it goes.”
“For Ashley Williams, he doesn't score many, but what a leader.”
“When you are being bullied a long way from home, when you face that challenge, that is where you find out a lot about yourself.”
“At international level, I've only ever wanted Wales.”
“Because football is an emotional game, it's full of feeling, and that's why we try to train with a smile on our face. At the same time, we work very hard, but it's a fine line, and you've got to try and get that balance right if you can.”