141 Quotes by Alan Shearer

If people are going to write bad things about me because it makes news, I can brush it aside because I’ve had this for 10 years. I’m big enough and strong enough to cope with it. It’s what comes with being Alan Shearer.

I always practise penalties, but what people don’t understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you’re under.

Any change of my style, the way I’ve played for 10 years, will not be a drastic one. Yes, I’ve always given as good as I’ve got; as a forward you have to do that because, if you don’t look after yourself, you might find yourself being thrown in a hole and buried.

I’ve got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.

I’d like to play for Newcastle United before I retire. The club is in my blood.

Nothing’s black or white in our country – you’re either brilliant or you’re hopeless.

I’m lucky and I appreciate that. I love every minute of every day.

I don’t watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.

Yes, I do like to be in control. I do like everything to be laid out, to know what I’m doing. I’m very impatient. I like things done yesterday, which is probably a fault of mine. I like things to be neat and tidy and organised. I say what I want and show what I want and I keep things private.