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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it because he's been denied a move to a bigger club for whatever reason, and you can see in his body language that he doesn't want to be there and that kind of thing is massively disruptive and negative.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
People said: 'You're too big to play football,' but I kept playing and it just happened that people have caught on to me and taken to me. The nicest thing I get from it is that I can be myself and people seem to like it.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football was my saving grace so I want to let people know that you can achieve whatever you want. People like to concentrate on what you can't do, so let's preach what you can. Why would I want to talk about not being quick when I'm strong? That's what I want to get across.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It may sound cliched, but it just shows that when you don't let people put you in a box then anything can happen.
- Persevere
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you have a love for something, you persevere.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The time you are happy to sit on the bench, is the time you should retire in my opinion.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boredom does get you into trouble and we footballers have a lot of time on our hands, and sometimes we fill up that time with stuff that isn't always positive.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you score lots of goals but nobody likes you as a person then it stands for nothing.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
As you go through your career you learn what works for you and what doesn't and you pick things up with experience.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a player on the bench, you become like a fan really. You're sitting there shouting 'why did he do that?' or 'no don't pass it there' and I can see why fans get so frustrated. But then I remember what it is like being out there on the pitch and how players can't see everything that fans can see.
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- Nov 07, 2020