Shaun Wright-Phillips Quotes

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Shaun Wright-Phillips

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 25, 1981

If you let in a goal, you don't sink into your shell, you come out even harder and put people on the back foot, home or away.

Shaun Wright-Phillips

In football there's passion so you have lifelong fans, they bring their sons up, their grandchild comes.

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If you're a footballer there will be certain silly people in the world who try to set you down. But just focus on your football.

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In a game I'm, like, 'Rubber Man' or something but, off the pitch, I'm the least flexible person you could imagine.

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I've never been able to touch my toes. Seriously, never.

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Being out of a team changes you as a person. You don't realise it but, away from the game, you can be snappy with your family or friends if you're not playing. It hurts not to be involved, but I guess you have to accept it. It's part and parcel of being at a big club.

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I worked under Jose Mourinho, a manager who taught me new things and stressed I should believe in myself.

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I'm not the sort of person to entertain doubts or dwell on negative comments from other people in any case.

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I always try to think positive and move forward.

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I ain't flash. I'm just plain old Shaun, the same as I was when I grew up in South London.

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Well, I like cars. Just because you have two it doesn't make you flash.

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Growing up, Arsenal were always such a big team, they were dominant and would always give you a tough game.

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Some people handle situations differently - some people have a reaction, some people let it go over their head.

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Playing for England in Spain was really hard but racism is still in the game, which it shouldn't be. I think when you're playing the best thing to do is block it out like you do with everything else.

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You can always get better and always improve so that's what I do.

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I work on my whole game and learn from the people around me, who I've benefited from tremendously, or the new players who come in to the club.

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I think Mark Hughes is the type of manager people want to play for.

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It's nice to know your manager has faith in you.

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