A biography for Craig Bellamyhasn’t been written yet.
“I started to realise I am not as strong as others, and I can't muscle someone off the ball who is twice the size of me. So I have altered my game, playing on the half-turn, for example, and it's made me a much better player.”
“I felt bad for Newcastle when they lost their 2005 FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United. They had loaned me out to Celtic, but I still had a lot of affection for them.”
“I've been playing at a professional level for 17, 18 years now, and there's more to life. I love the game, don't get me wrong - I've cherished every moment of it.”
“Football is about so much more than talent.”
“I can understand failure: I've failed loads of times in my life; it's not a problem. I've never feared it, because it's a part of life.”
“I always say the best players I have ever worked with are the hardest players I have ever worked with.”
“It's up to people to judge whether I'm a good fella.”
“All I want to do now is prove my temperament is not a problem and get people talking about my football again.”
“I was a troubled young kid, and I would try to break every rule.”
“My brother is gay - he's a couple of years older than me, and I could not be more proud of him. It was right for him. If a player was going through something similar at a younger age, I feel I would be understanding because I was there to watch it with my brother.”
“My image is not the greatest, I imagine. You need to know me and understand me, see some of the things I do away from football. Maybe you have to be a fan of me to like me.”
“Manchester City is the richest club in the world. They work to a budget that no one else works to, so they can write their own rules.”
“Being Welsh means you sometimes get exposed to international football earlier. Again, that helps player development, speeds up their thought process in a different kind of environment.”
“Football - a simple game really, yet generally, in the game, we make the simple things seem harder. But it's those simple things that get you to the top.”
“I want to make sure that I am always ready: that if I step off the bench, I will make a contribution, then be given my chance.”
“In the past, before games, I would near enough make myself ill. Nerves and stuff.”
“I believe I have a lot to offer when I finish football as well. I always said I didn't want to become a manager, but I changed that view.”
“I was enjoying life at West Ham; I really was. I wanted to do the whole five years there, become a favourite with the fans, and end my career there.”
“David Brooks - every time I see him, I like him. He breaks lines, runs beyond, and I like him a lot.”
“That's what makes the Premier League the best in the world: the competitiveness and the ability each team possesses can hurt you on their day.”