Alan Shearer Quotes

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Alan Shearer

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 13, 1970

The fans have what they want. They want entertainment, they want passion and they want commitment.

Alan Shearer

One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.

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It doesn't matter that I didn't win a trophy because I did it my way and I lived the dream.

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I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.

Alan Shearer

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

Alan Shearer

Some players are criticised for having no loyalty. Well, I wanted to go back home and play for the club I supported. I don't think that's a crime.

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I hope I never have to face that feeling of missing and sending my country or team out of a competition.

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I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.

Alan Shearer

The managers are getting paid very well by their respective clubs to do a job for their clubs not the country they are working in.

Alan Shearer

Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.

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I don't watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.

Alan Shearer

There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.

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I have had interviews and got close to taking a managerial job. I would consider going back into football.

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Regrets? None at all.

Alan Shearer

We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game.

Alan Shearer

When I was a young boy I wanted to play for Newcastle United, I wanted to wear the number nine shirt and I wanted to score goals at St James' Park. I've lived my dream and I realise how lucky I've been to have done that.

Alan Shearer

At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.

Alan Shearer

I always practise penalties, but what people don't understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you're under.

Alan Shearer

You can take 100 penalties in training, but when you go out on that pitch in front of all those people and the television cameras, it's completely different.

Alan Shearer

Management interests me at some stage in my life, I have always said that. When that will be I really couldn't tell you.

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