Gary Lineker Quotes

English - Athlete Born: November 30, 1960

The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?

Young, Country, Refugees, Our, Some

This is ludicrous. Seven- and eight-year-olds valiantly trying to cover the same acreage as those grown-up chaps in the Premier League is absurd. To add to the lunacy, a little goalkeeper, barely out of nappies, has to stand between posts that are eight strides apart - adult strides - and under a crossbar more than twice his height.

Stand, Trying, Height, Goalkeeper, More

Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

Simple, Sports, Football, Men, Game, Win

Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go badly... the difference is when presenting goes badly, it doesn't really affect anyone's life, whereas when you have a bad day on the pitch, it affects people's moods for a whole week.

Life, Day, Football, People, Bad Day, Go

I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.

I Am, Thoughtful, Defeat, Leaving, Few

I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him.

Week, See, Want, Watch, Go, Out

People are fed up with the way things are. There is a lot of bitterness out there, a lot of anger about a lack of jobs and concerns for the next generation.

Anger, People, Generation, Bitterness

I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too.

Good, Great, Football, Easy, Find, Games

What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.

Time, You, Please Everyone, Learn

Looking at the way the game is played, I'm envious of the conditions. We played on some ropey World Cup surfaces. I genuinely never look back and wish I earned the money they do today, but I do think of that element.

Today, Money, Look, Game, Think, Looking

The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been.

Best, Happy, Team, Size, Than, Most

I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.

Ups And Downs, Moody, Big, Downs, Ups

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.

Look, You, Fall, Know, Difficult, Only

Some players are quite homely, and they don't see themselves going abroad; others would relish the challenge. I can only speak personally, but I always wanted the challenge, and to go and live in a place like Barcelona was great.

Great, Live, Challenge, Speak, Place, Go

We are in the the entertainment business, and we all know if you are top of the tree, you get big money.

Business, Tree, Money, You, Know, Big

The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem.

World, Problem, Years, Four, Going, Cup

If somebody in the crowd spits at you, you've got to swallow it.

You, Crowd, Somebody, Got, Swallow

The truth is I don't feel too bad for my age. I actually have a better shape now than I used to.

Age, Truth, Truth Is, Bad, Feel, Better

When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers!

Beach, Time, Me, Look, Bad, Long Time

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.

Romantic, College, Feel, She, Drama, Now

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.

Heart, Home, Romantic, Great, She, House

We are in the entertainment business and we all know if you are top of the tree you get the big money. Those of us who have been in it are the fortunate ones but we understand that we probably don't deserve it as much as the nurses or teachers.

Business, Tree, Money, You, Understand

I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice.

Voice, Know, Never, Band, Pop, Could

I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.

Life, Great, I Am, Blessed, Lucky, Way

My eldest son George had acute myeloid leukaemia when he was a tiny baby, he is now 20 and doing very well. He is a mini-miracle in many ways.

Son, Baby, Doing, Well, Now, He

The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition.

Alone, Confidence, Competition, Team

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