A biography for Steve Nicolhasn’t been written yet.
“We always talk about experience and maturing, the best thing that can happen to a footballer is the game slows down for them. All of a sudden, they can see things, they can see passes, they can see space, the whole game opens up for them.”
“If you are coaching kids, the smile on a kid when he does the right thing, when he puts the ball in the net, that's the reward right there.”
“There comes a time when coming off the bench just doesn't cut it anymore, it's not enough time and it's not good enough.”
“As a Liverpool supporter, all you want is for them to be successful.”
“Let me tell you, when you play for a team that has the teammates and fans that Liverpool have then you always have a soft spot for them. It never leaves you.”
“Obviously, if you go to any football club in the world, you're going to get guys taking the mickey out of one another, but I would say that in Liverpool it was a lot closer to the knuckle.”
“At the end of the day, you can't win games when you're letting goals in.”
“It's very strange, it's absolutely extraordinary to get to four finals and not win one of them.”
“You can't pick and choose when you are going to be at your best.”
“Not everybody is like Bobby Robson, going on forever.”
“If you've got Godin and Chiellini as your centre-backs, then you can have more attacking full-backs, as opposed to defensive ones.”
“I know the 'Have a nice day' attitude gets mocked but I like America's positivity. When I go back to Scotland folk seem so miserable.”
“Players when they're linked with Real Madrid, their eyes light up.”
“I love the way managers and coaches can spin people signing a new contract into telling us it's a transfer, 'these are our transfers.'”
“Things change so quickly in football so I never rule anything in and never rule anything out.”
“Sometimes you just need bodies in the squad.”
“When people are fatigued they make mistakes that they maybe wouldn't otherwise make.”
“Two of my most important signings were made at the beginning of 2004. I took 20-year-old Clint Dempsey with the eighth pick of the MLS SuperDraft and added 51-year-old ex-Arsenal striker Paul Mariner as my assistant on a free transfer from Harvard University, where he'd been coaching.”
“Eat like a horse? Fine, just not six bags of crisps on a matchday!”
“I've always felt I've made a contribution wherever I've been.”