Roy Keane Quotes

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  • Maybe Gary (Neville) deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.

  • I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'

  • If it's not a contract I want then I won't sign it. That's not a threat.

  • No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

    Roy Keane, Eamon Dunphy (2002). “Keane: The Autobiography”
  • I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.

    "From mundane to marvellous: Darren Fletcher's startling transformation" by Louise Taylor, www.theguardian.com. August 28, 2009.
  • Sometimes you wonder, do referees understand the game of football?

    "10 classic Roy Keane rants". www.theguardian.com. August 24, 2006.
  • Just because a club says a player is not for sale, it doesn't necessarily mean that.

  • Happiness is not being afraid.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Man United, for all the doom and gloom, they're still the best club on the planet, they've got the best supporters and the best manager... United will always be United. To me, they are still the best and whatever disappointments they're having at the moment, don't worry, they'll bounce back. They always do.

  • I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • They have a few drinks, and maybe the prawn sandwiches, and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch.

    2000 On spectators in the corporate boxes at Manchester United games. In the Sunday Times, 31 Dec.
  • Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn sandwich but don't realise what's happening on the pitch

  • I got Robbie's mobile number and rang him. It went to his voicemail: 'Hi, it's Robbie - whazzup!' Like the Budweiser ad. I never called him back. I thought: 'I can't be f****** signing that'.

    "The Second Half". Book by Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle, 2014.
  • People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.

  • These so-called big stars are people we are supposed to be looking up to. Well they are weak and soft. Priorities have changed in football and they are being dictated to by their wives.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • Yorkie has officially retired about 5 times... The man's a clown... People are going on about the game and agents and directors of football and managers losing their jobs, but we should be worried about people like him... Clowns. That's the last time I'm going to say clown... If he's the vice-president of FIFA, God help us all.

  • If you love Senegal so much, why don't you play for them?

  • I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

    "Roy Keane: a history of speaking out", www.theguardian.com. May 28, 2002.
  • The last time I was charged by the FA they had a murder lawyer in against me, so it's going to be a hard case to win.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • He's been like a fresh of breath air.

  • Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don't contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • The type of game I play, I'm going to pick injuries and suspensions, unfortunately.

  • There has been lots of things said about me over the years. I am happy to comment on people's opinion in football I respect, but Tony Cascarino is a man I certainly do not respect, for a lot of reasons, and if I told you, you would be shocked. So the day I worry about Tony Cascarino will be a very sad day of my life.

    "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.

    "Keane Dives Into Cole Ploy" by Christopher Davies, www.telegraph.co.uk. February 17, 2005.
  • A lot has been written about my age and my injuries. A lot of people think I'm going to be 94. I'm actually 34 and I feel quite good. I'm sure the fans will judge me on what I do on the pitch, not what I say.

  • Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

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    Roy Keane, Eamon Dunphy (2002). “Keane: The Autobiography”
  • I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them.

    "10 quotes from football stars past and present that further define the greatness of Lionel Messi" by Alex Richards, www.mirror.co.uk. April 24, 2017.
  • I just hope he doesn't frighten the players 'cos they're frigtened enough right now.

  • If it had come to a fight, Patrick [Vieira] could probably have killed me.

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