Gary Lineker Quotes

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Gary Lineker

Profession : Footballer

Birth : November 30, 1960

Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept.

Gary Lineker

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.

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The possibility that a provincial town could win the League completely bucks the trend.

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I think if I'd ever had any skeletons in the closet, they'd have been out a long time ago.

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

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What you learn is that you can't please everyone all the time.

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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.

Gary Lineker

Ferrari or Lamborghini. Never fancied one of those - too flash for me. I don't really like seeking too much attention.

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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.

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You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.

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I've only got a Saturday job so my weekdays are generally pretty free.

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People make mistakes. They say stupid things.

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

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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.

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People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought' - but you've got to have a little bit of a zip.

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The E.U. has its weaknesses, but it's been pretty good for us, and it's been pretty good for Europe, and it's kept peace.

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I sort of fall apart in terms of stamina after about 25 minutes!

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Not many players would turn down a chance to play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, as they're right at the top the tree in terms of football.

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In the old days, you had an audience of about 400, half of whom were committee members from somewhere or other sitting in their suits. It's become a real sports event with sports fans now.

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We are in the entertainment business and we all know if you are top of the tree you get the big money. Those of us who have been in it are the fortunate ones but we understand that we probably don't deserve it as much as the nurses or teachers.

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