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  • Nobody has ever had to go off following one of my tackles and nobody has broken their leg.

    Broken   Legs   Following  
    "I was not a dirty player, says Manchester United's Paul Scholes", www.theguardian.com. June 13, 2011.
  • At every opportunity, I wanted to play football.

  • When it's over I just want to be able to look in the mirror and say, 'Well, you were a half-decent player.'

    Player   Mirrors   Want  
    "Paul Scholes: What the Game’s Greats Have Said About Him" by Mark Ogden, www.telegraph.co.uk. May 31, 2011.
  • Winning the Ballon d’Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United.

  • I don't like compliments. No. I prefer criticisms; prefer to prove them wrong

  • I am not ashamed to admit that in the games against Barcelona I spent a lot of the time just hoping he would take up positions as far away from me as possible. Elusive is the word that immediately springs to mind when I think about Messi's style of play. You think you have an eye on him and then - blink - he has gone, only to reappear somewhere else in space, with the ball.

    Spring   Eye   Thinking  
    "Lionel Messi Is a Genius and It Only Takes a Second for Him to Trick You Into Doing Something Daft – I Should Know!". Paul Scholes Column, www.independent.co.uk. February 19, 2015.
  • Get up. Go to work. Play the game. Get showered. Go home.

    Home   Games   Play  
  • I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say that playing football is all I have ever wanted to do and to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United has been a real honour. This was not a decision that I have taken lightly but I feel now is the right time for me to stop playing. To have been part of the team that helped the Club reach that 19th title is a great privilege.

    Football   Real   Team  
    "Manner of Paul Scholes's retirement reflects his lack of ego" by Andy Hunter, www.theguardian.com. May 31, 2011.
  • Yes I am finally hanging up my boots for good.

    Boots  
    "Manchester United's Paul Scholes retires for second time at 38", www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2013.
  • I think about the great players with whom I have shared a pitch: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Pirlo, Xavi, Cristiano Ronaldo - and the greatest of them all is Messi.

    "Barcelona Vs Juventus: You Can't Beat Barca at Their Own Game - Juve Must Defend and Hit Them on Counter-Attack, Says Paul Scholes". www.independent.co.uk. June 04, 2015.
  • I dont like compliments. I prefer criticism..then I can prove those people wrong.

  • There have been so many outstanding players I've had as team-mates, but if I had to choose I'd choose Giggsy, he can do anything.

  • I am not a man of many words, but I can honestly say playing football is all I have ever wanted to do.

    Football   Men   Wanted  
    "Paul Scholes' 38th Birthday: Compliments Paid To The Manchester United Maestro" by Samuel Luckhurst, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. November 16, 2012.
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Paul Scholes

  • Born: November 16, 1974
  • Occupation: Footballer