Gary Speed Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Gary Speed:

Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#8c191934

If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#fe8d24fe

I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#64c90d60

I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#1a22f7b9

If you've got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#0ab23b39

I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#644c4b8f

I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#e16cdce0

A lot of people still disregard something like yoga. I would have as a young player. I would have been too busy playing golf or something.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#447557ae

I had a lot of times with Wales as well when we were getting beat - and beaten well - and you learn to deal with it. You learn that next time it happens, you roll your sleeves up and give everything for the team.
~Gary Speed


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#4573e71f

I love everything about playing for Newcastle, the club, the fans and the city.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#7ea30513

Everyone tells me to play as long as you can. Sometimes, it goes in one ear and out the other.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#a2d6f87c

You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#a0a4dcf4

What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#ea03f905

Everyone I know is fervently proud to be Welsh but you try not to be preachy about it. It's difficult at times. But when I go home to north Wales, or to somewhere I've never been in south Wales, I still feel at home because I'm in Wales. It's hard to explain.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#73932d06

Goal scoring is a recurring theme. If you aren't scoring then you aren't going to win games. That's obvious.
~Gary Speed


Link:
https://openquotes.github.io/authors/gary-speed-quotes/#9933644d

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