94 Quotes by Paul Merson

I was getting up in the morning and betting on Lithuanian under-20 basketball matches.

If I can help one person by sharing my story then in my eyes it's a success.

If you look at the world, there's only maybe only Brazil or Argentina that can win a World Cup that aren't in Europe.

Being an addict is hard. It's something you have got for the rest of your life.

To work under Brendan Rodgers would certainly be a good move for Ainsley Maitland-Niles but the most important thing for the player is to go somewhere he can play in his preferred position, which is in midfield.

I used to think I was a bad person, I'd drink and gamble a lot and I didn't want to but I kept on doing it and ending back at the same place. It made me think 'this can't be right, I'm not that bad of a person'.

I never worry what people think about me anymore. Just go out and say what you need to say. People worry about people so much.

I have an illness. I have a mental illness. I've accepted that now. Before, I used to beat myself up all the time, but the more you talk about it, the more it takes the power out of it.

Before, I would literally watch people ringing me trying to help me, but I wouldn't take the calls. It's the worst place to be, having that fear that it's never going to get better. You have to talk.