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15 quotes by Gary Speed

Gary Andrew Speed, MBE (8 September 1969 – 27 November 2011) was a Welsh footballer and manager. As a player, he is best known for his spell between 1988 and 1996 at Leeds United where he won the English Football League First Division Championship in 1992, and also for his spell between 1998 and 2004 at Newcastle United as well as three and a half years at Bolton Wanderers during their days under Sam Allardyce's management. He captained the...
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Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.

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I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and... →

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A lot of people still disregard something like yoga. I would have as a young player. I would have been too busy playing golf or something.

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Goal scoring is a recurring theme. If you aren't scoring then you aren't going to win games. That's obvious.

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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.

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You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.

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Everyone tells me to play as long as you can. Sometimes, it goes in one ear and out the other.

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I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.

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I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.

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I love everything about playing for Newcastle, the club, the fans and the city.

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If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.

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If you've got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.

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What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.

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