A biography for Gary Linekerhasn’t been written yet.
“I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.”
“We almost need a revolution in the culture of our thinking about football.”
“It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.”
“The possibility that a provincial town could win the League completely bucks the trend.”
“As footballers, you just grow up with people from different backgrounds and different colors of skin.”
“Must say though, I'm rather chuffed to have been called a 'luvvie'.”
“It would be more weird if people didn't stare at me or shout at me.”
“It's only a matter of time before the English clubs become a lot more competitive in Europe, if not dominant, because our league is, by far, the richest league in the world.”
“Diving is a really, really difficult one because a player is the only one who genuinely knows whether they have dived. You can look at it at 40 different angles and not know. And you can just fall over, too.”
“I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.”
“In terms of the pricing of football tickets, there's no need - given the massive amount of money that's coming in now from television rights, there's no need for them to be greedy. Look after the supporters; make sure they can still afford to go and watch football.”
“In the old days, you had an audience of about 400, half of whom were committee members from somewhere or other sitting in their suits. It's become a real sports event with sports fans now.”
“We do not want to alienate supporters.”
“Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept.”
“I'm in good shape.”
“The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly depressing. We need a parental cultural revolution.”
“We have got too many kids around the house to have a romantic meal at home. But Danielle is a fantastic cook. She does a brilliant lasagne, great roasts and a great chilli dish. She knows the way to my heart.”
“I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.”
“The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?”
“Most clubs would actually like homegrown players because they're a lot cheaper.”