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" I've now been in over 100 adverts for Walkers, and we've had a lot of laughs along the way. "
Gary Lineker
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" It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League. "
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" There is Twitter outrage at everything. Be it a pair of trousers or a short skirt, somebody, somewhere, will not like it. "
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" The two centre-backs, Rob Huth and Wes Morgan, are in many ways journeyman pros, but they have that wonderful attitude and never-say-die spirit that has culminated in them being top of the league. "
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" 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. "
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" A couple of defeats, and you are gone - that's the danger of World Cups. "
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