Backwards
If you stand still there is only one way to go, and that’s backwards.
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29 quotes · National teams
Never again
I’ll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again.
Shocking Brazilians
The Brazilians were shocked, and I supposed that’s why they didn’t tackle me, because they thought there was no way an Englishman is going to do this.
Justice
Soccer is not about justice. It’s a drama and criminally wrong decisions against you are part and parcel of that.
Nice pass
Wilkins sends an inch perfect pass to no one in particular.
No tattoos
I don’t have any tattoos, but that’s mainly because none of my limbs are wide enough to support a visible image.
So close
That would’ve been a goal had it gone inside the post.
Negative spin
OK, so we lost, but good things can come from it; negative and positive.
Not harsh at all
Without being too harsh on David Beckham, he cost us the match.
Dressing difficulties
I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock.
One way only
There are two ways of getting the ball. One is from your own team-mates, and that's the only way.
Win or lose!?
A game is not won until it is lost.
Praise indeed
They're the second-best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that.
Only one Peter Shilton
What can I say about Peter Shilton? Peter Shilton is Peter Shilton, and he has been Peter Shilton since the year dot.
B.C. trees
Look at those olive trees. They're two hundred years old – from before the time of Christ!
Day or night
Ray Wilkins' day will come one night.
Scoring more than Brazil
There will be a game where somebody scores more than Brazil and that might be the game that they lose.
World cup (in France)
We're taking 22 players to Italy, sorry, to Spain...where are we, Jim?
Bobby borrowing from Hitler
Hitler didn't tell us when he was going to send over those doodlebugs, did he?
Underestimating Cameroon
We didn't underestimate them. They were a lot better than we thought.
Getting dressed in the kitchen
If you can't stand the heat in the dressing room, get out of the kitchen.
Alternative alternatives
I have a number of alternatives, and each one gives me something different.
No legs required
He was a player that hasn't had to use his legs even when he was nineteen years of age because his first two yards were in his head.
Super fitness required
Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.
Realities of age
When a player gets to 30, so does his body.
Not the same Hoddle
Glen Hoddle hasn't been the Hoddle we know. Neither has Bryan Robson.
The end of the tunnel revealed
I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.
No comparison
In comparison, there's no comparison.
Two sneaky goals
That's football, Mike, Northern Ireland have had several chances and haven't scored but England have had no chances and scored twice.