Sol Campbell Quotes

Sol Campbell

Profession : Businessman

Birth : September 18, 1974

Fifa has lost the trust of the people. We cannot allow the architects and controllers of world football to get away with dragging the beautiful game through the grime of corruption and bribery.

Sol Campbell

At the time, when I was growing up,my habits were misconstrued as laziness, not caring. But when I got out onto the pitch I actually did care about football, I just showed it in a different way.

Sol Campbell

I've got a furniture range with my wife, and I want to get into designing hotels and restaurants as well. We've got a big studio in Victoria and a showroom in Belgravia. I've always been interested in architecture.

Sol Campbell

The main thing is when you make mistakes, you try to learn from them.

Sol Campbell

We can't all have gleaming grass, cut to the millimetre, perfectly manicured and watered when needed and looked after by 10 groundsmen. Not everyone can be at these clubs.

Sol Campbell

People like to put people in little boxes and if you don't fit you're odd. But they don't really know anything about me.

Sol Campbell

Sometimes you get a team that has almost forgotten how to win. That's maybe fallen away from the standards that should be set at this level. Some are big problems, some of them are small problems.

Sol Campbell

I've not had a massive PR machine. I'm just a normal guy. I work hard. I like players who hate losing. That's who I am.

Sol Campbell

I'm a street footballer. I'm hardcore. Growing up in east London, you've got to be a little bit self-confident. As a player, I would go into detail, watch who I was playing against. Who might come into my vicinity. That gives you self-confidence.

Sol Campbell

Once you start realising where you are, then you can start realising what you have to do to get the best results.

Sol Campbell

There are things that are not in your control and you will never be able to control them. You've got to accept that very quickly.

Sol Campbell

A hotel is so restrictive. You haven't got your own space. Yes you get the food, yes you get everything all clean and blah, blah - but sometimes it's nice to have your own space with the your family.

Sol Campbell

As long as I do a good job and do it professionally and people see the quality, and see who I really am, then I think that's all you can do in football.

Sol Campbell

I think in the end football wins hopefully, and people start looking at all scenarios. In the end I just want to be a manager. Forget whatever colour you are - that's the way it should be really.

Sol Campbell

Going with England and the Under-21s was great for me.

Sol Campbell

Football is always moving and you've got to keep up with it.

Sol Campbell

People may think that I just want to manage in the Premier League but I'm prepared to go to a non-league club, and if they can't pay me a salary just pay me a win bonus. I'm up for that.

Sol Campbell

If I don't impress you in an interview then fine, but at least give me that chance. That's all I want; to talk to a chairman or owner about my philosophy and what I can do for their team.

Sol Campbell

I'm a winner. I love to build. I've got great ideas. I've got the passion. I'm very diligent, and if given a chance I'll work my rear end off to be a success.

Sol Campbell

I'm a doer and I just want to do it. Whatever attitudes, prejudices, stereotypical ideas that are in front of me, I will break them. But the only way I can break them is by getting a job, and if I need to start in the gutter, I will start in the gutter and work my way up. Money isn't an issue.

Sol Campbell