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When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad ... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers! -- Gary Lineker
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I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life. -- Gary Lineker
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You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money. -- Gary Lineker
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I'm disappearing from twitter for a while. Need a break from the bile. Local prejudice just seems to bring out the worst in some people. -- Gary Lineker
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If someone in the crowd spits at you, you have just got to swallow it. -- Gary Lineker
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Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance. -- Gary Lineker
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We have got too many kids around the house to have a romantic meal at home. But Danielle is a fantastic cook. She does a brilliant lasagne, great roasts and a great chilli dish. She knows the way to my heart. -- Gary Lineker
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Chris Hughton has been sacked by Norwich. Now? With 5 games to go? Utterly bonkers! -- Gary Lineker
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Fella's a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele ... Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi is the best they have seen. He plays a game with which we are not familiar. -- Gary Lineker
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I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice. -- Gary Lineker
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Footballers are more likely to work better if they get a pat on their back from the boss. A knife in the back is never the answer. -- Gary Lineker
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The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and it can affect their confidence and the overall performance of the national team on the pitch, let alone the bid to actually stage the competition. -- Gary Lineker
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Every act of kindness is potent and lingers long in the heart of the recipient. -- Gary Lineker
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I wouldn't want to go out six nights a week and watch somebody's reserves playing to check out a footballer to see if we're going to buy him. -- Gary Lineker
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We are in the entertainment business and we all know if you are top of the tree you get the big money. Those of us who have been in it are the fortunate ones but we understand that we probably don't deserve it as much as the nurses or teachers. -- Gary Lineker
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The best, most successful managers in the modern era are those who can keep a player happy even if he is not in the team. Given the size of the squads and the use of rotation nowadays, that's tougher than it's ever been. -- Gary Lineker
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If somebody in the crowd spits at you, you've got to swallow it. -- Gary Lineker
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I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life. -- Gary Lineker
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I've only got a Saturday job so my weekdays are generally pretty free. -- Gary Lineker
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I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find all the spin-off games pretty easy too. -- Gary Lineker
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I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed. -- Gary Lineker
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An excellent player, but he [Ian Wright] does have a black side. -- Gary Lineker
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He's got great credentials by winning the World Cup but he did it with Brazil - my granny could probably have managed Brazil to World Cup success. -- Gary Lineker
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There's no in between-you're either good or bad. We were in between. -- Gary Lineker
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When you're winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those earlier criticisms of players can backfire. -- Gary Lineker
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To be honest, it would have been better to watch it on Ceefax. -- Gary Lineker
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Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany always wins. -- Gary Lineker
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather. -- Gary Lineker
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You can never really justify wages in the entertainment business, but it is what it is. -- Gary Lineker
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Ooh, it's too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets - although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept. -- Gary Lineker
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The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem. -- Gary Lineker
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My fiancee's brother-in-law was recently paralysed in an accident and it really brought home the fact that thousands of young people live with spinal injuries. It's an issue I wish had more coverage. -- Gary Lineker
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That's one of the magical things about the Olympics, Team GB will have someone challenging in a sport that we've never watched and all of a sudden it'll be the biggest thing ever. -- Gary Lineker
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The truth is I don't feel too bad for my age. I actually have a better shape now than I used to. -- Gary Lineker
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My eldest son George had acute myeloid leukaemia when he was a tiny baby, he is now 20 and doing very well. He is a mini-miracle in many ways. -- Gary Lineker
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I was only interested in scoring goals. I wasn't interested in anything else. -- Gary Lineker
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Ageing footballers never lose their commitment; they just lose their pace -- Gary Lineker
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The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known. -- Gary Lineker
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Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win. -- Gary Lineker
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I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters. -- Gary Lineker