hamburger menuopenquotes logo

Quotations and aphorisms by :

We weren't treated as prima-donnas. We had to roll up our sleeves and graft with the groundsman. Kids don't have to do anymore. That makes you appreciate things when it turns in your favour and you become a successful professional.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

After joining as a youth trainee at 16 from school, in my first two or three years the club was on a financial downward spiral and there was none of the new sparkling kit and the sparkling conditions that the kids get now.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

Find Colin Cooper on Ebay!

We had to be down early to get the best stuff for the pros we looked after and then get the rags that we were left ourselves for training. It seems very old school but it grounded me as a person and made me appreciate everything as a footballer, because all we got was a pair of boots.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

When I left Bradford and got a phone call from Dave Parnaby asking 'did I want to come back in?', I was delighted to accept. The whole buzz at the club at the moment is great for someone like me who is still learning and wanting to hopefully go into management in my own right at some point.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

Find Colin Cooper on Ebay!

He's one of those managers you'd give your left leg to play for.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

I'm from a council estate myself, and the biggest release we had as kids was football. That's where all the great players learn their trade - as kids having a kickabout.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

Find Colin Cooper on Ebay!

I played with a fracture in my foot for seven months without knowing it.
~Colin Cooper


Link:

 

Colin Cooper quotes

Find Colin Cooper on Ebay!

 

Share:

twitter share icongoogle+ share iconfacebook share icontumblr share icon

stumbleupon share iconreddit share iconlinkedin share iconflipboard share icon

vkontakte share iconwhatsapp share iconemail share iconpinterest share icon

Permalink:

 

Browse:

Random author

Authors