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" You know how arrogant the French are - extraordinary. "

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" Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes. "

" I'm Gordon Ramsay, for goodness sake: people know I'm volatile. "

" If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that's exactly what I did. "

" I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man. "

" I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today. "

" My father was a swim teacher. We used to swim before school, swim after school. "

" We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach. "

" When you're a chef, you graze. You never get a chance to sit down and eat. They don't actually sit down and eat before you cook. So when I finish work, the first thing I'll do, and especially when I'm in New York, I'll go for a run. And I'll run 10 or 15k on my - and I run to gain my appetite. "

" I'm not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now. "

" I shoot from the hip. "

" If I can give you one strong piece of advice, when you go away for that romantic weekend, whatever you do, do not accept or take the upgrade to the honeymoon suite. "

" I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a blindfold. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the chef's table... Unless they can identify what they're tasting, they don't get to cook it. "

" I hid myself in food. "

" I won't let people write anything they want to about me. "

" I am a grafter. "

" I suppose your security is your success and your key to success is your fine palate. "

" I don't like looking back. I'm always constantly looking forward. I'm not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I'm too busy looking for the next cow. "

" I'd like to think I'm a great teacher. "

" I've never been a hands-on dad. I'm not ashamed to admit it, but you can't run a restaurant and be home for tea at 4:30 and bath and change nappies. "

" As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate. "

" I grew up in a funny way. "

" I've had a lot of success; I've had failures, so I learn from the failure. "

" Find what's hot, find what's just opened and then look for the worst review of the week. There is so much to learn from watching a restaurant getting absolutely panned and having a bad experience. Go and see it for yourself. "

" I was a naturally aggressive left-back, a cut-throat tackler. "

" I swim like a fish and I have an amazing kick. "