99 Quotes by Ryan Giggs

I like to let my football do the talking, I'm respectful of other good teams such as Arsenal.

Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it's a small place and he was the top player for Swinton - they'd go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black.

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster.

When you lose a game or don't play well you can't wait for the next one, because it soon disappears, the disappointment.

If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.

Football is easy when things are going well, but when its not, it becomes the biggest test.

Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?

I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.