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" I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else. "

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" We are living in difficult times. There are a lot of people out of work - am I going to stand there and whinge? No, because I am lucky to have such a wonderful job. "

" It's nice to have the power of Twitter to correct things that were incorrect. "

" In terms of the pricing of football tickets, there's no need - given the massive amount of money that's coming in now from television rights, there's no need for them to be greedy. Look after the supporters; make sure they can still afford to go and watch football. "

" 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. "

" The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again. "

" I've had hundreds of requests from journalists all over the world asking me to speak about Leicester, which is astonishing. It's captured the imagination. "

" When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely out of the blue, but the fact I had a high profile certainly helped. "

" 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. "

" Our games are not always the best, but they are exciting, which is what people love to see. "

" When I retired in 1994, I was never tempted to drop down the divisions to carry on playing. In fact, I never kicked a ball again, not even in a charity match. "

" The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas. "

" My fiancee's brother-in-law was recently paralysed in an accident and it really brought home the fact that thousands of young people live with spinal injuries. It's an issue I wish had more coverage. "

" 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. "

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

" I've now been in over 100 adverts for Walkers, and we've had a lot of laughs along the way. "

" Ultimately, if we can develop enough players, the balance of foreign players isn't great, but that's because we're not producing enough players. "

" On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well - we all know how much that matters. "

" I remember Nayim at Tottenham dived all over the place, and we used to say to him, 'What are you doing?' You do talk about it. "

" We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue. "

" 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. "

" You cannot get involved in debate on 'MOTD'. You can do it on Sky because they've got hours and hours. We've got a couple of minutes. It's a very disciplined show. Our primary purpose is to show the action, and the analysis is very secondary. We have lots of people who would prefer no analysis. We have lots of people who would prefer more analysis. "

" 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. "

" I think medically, football is generally well looked after. There are always checks made. Anything which can be done to make footballers or sportsmen of any area safer has to be encouraged. "

" Basically, Walkers are putting real produce into their flavours, so the cheese and onion flavour is actually cheese and onion rather than just flavourings. "

" People make mistakes. They say stupid things. "

" Must say though, I'm rather chuffed to have been called a 'luvvie'. "

" This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them out. "

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

" The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It's great for the appreciation of the Premier League. "