A biography for Scott Parkerhasn’t been written yet.
“I've got four boys. They're different animals to what I was like.”
“In football, especially at international level, opportunities come along and you have to grab them.”
“When you are pushed out of your comfort zone, that's when you realise you may have to learn a little bit more.”
“I remember Louis van Gaal wearing a tie for every press conference. It must have left an impression because I like to look smart even if I get a bit of stick.”
“We want hungry players, players who have a burning ambition to play in the Premier League and stay in the Premier League for years to come.”
“I love what I'm doing, I really do. This has been a process which has taken me seven years to accomplish. Some bad years, then spending a year with Spurs U18s last year trying to cut my teeth.”
“My drive and passion is to be out there, to try to coach a team, to influence a side and give them something we can be proud of. This course is a big commitment, one I've taken on while still playing. But this is what I want to do.”
“There is always going to be a point where your form becomes patchy and it's down to how long it lasts really.”
“When I watch the best in the world, I want to be like them. We all have a fascination, all of us, with Spain.”
“I like dealing with people. I like being around people, and that side of me can try to get the best out of others, really. As a player and as a captain, I felt I did that.”
“I am really into looking as smart as I can and have been since I was a kid.”
“When my boy has lost 4-0 on a Sunday morning, I'm the Dad in the car saying: 'OK mate, don't worry, we can do this or do that'. When I got in the car after losing a game I sat in the backseat and had to keep my mouth closed.”
“I need to keep performing because there are so many players behind me, for club and country, who are willing to take my place. But I know if I maintain my form and focus, good things will come of it.”
“If someone a lot quicker than me was running past, I might have pulled his shirt.”
“On the field, I was probably coaching more, helping players and doing my coaching badges.”