Paul Lambert

“In Dortmund, the stadium is nearly full for the warm-up. They've always been there in their numbers, always backed the team.”

“That's what drives me on, being frightened to fail. The past is in the past. I never think I'm safe.”

“It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.”

“Criticism comes with Celtic. If you take it on board, it can make you ill, but if you think: 'No problem', it makes you really thick-skinned.”

“I never think I'm safe. I always live in fear I will lose.”

“When you're a manager you always have tunnel vision at certain times.”

“You have to make decisions that you think are right for the club. I also think that, in the dressing room, there should only ever be one voice and it's got to be the manager's.”

“I have no idea what would have happened to me had I stayed at Motherwell.”

“I've seen managers come in and lose the first game, you're on the back foot straight away.”

“I won't please everybody every minute of the day.”

“Discipline is a big thing for me, you have to respect the workplace and your team-mate.”

“Villa's history doesn't frighten me. Not at all. I respect it. I actually embrace it, because I've been through it. I know how difficult it is to win the European Cup.”

“I went to Borussia Dortmund on trial with a bag and some clothes, not knowing what my next move was going to be.”

“Any club that wins the European Cup gives it more credence.”

“But I don't pay much attention to outside influences. People can say what they want. I always try to focus on my own environment.”

“I thrive on the pressure. I love it. I love the fear factor that goes with it. Perhaps it's strange, but that's just me.”

“If people don't like me, they don't like me - if they want to shake my hand, they'll shake their hand.”

“I've got a lot of respect for Norwich City as a football club, there's some really good people there.”

“I don't get Twitter or social media. I really don't understand it or read it. I see it as a distraction.”

“I've never been spoon-fed for my whole career, I have always done it the hard way as a player and a manager.”