Peter Shilton Quotes

• There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.

  Peter Shilton

  Sports, Pressure, Aspect

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• If you stand still there is only one way to go, and that's backwards.

  Peter Shilton

  Soccer, Way, Censorship

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• As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business.

  Peter Shilton

  People, Good Man, Needs

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• You've got to believe you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.

  Peter Shilton

  Motivational, Soccer, Believe

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• I prefer more spicy food to your Italian to be fair.

  Peter Shilton

  Italian, Spicy, Spicy Food

  Interview with Simon Burnton, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2010.

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• I'm still very professional about my fitness. I stay in trim as I always did.

  Peter Shilton

  Fitness, Stay Strong, Stay Positive

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• The main factor in a penalty shootout is luck again. You need to stay calm and focussed but the biggest thing you need is luck.

  Peter Shilton

  Luck, Stay Calm, Needs

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• I'm not a big music fan. Well, I am a big fan, but I'm not the type of person who buys stuff.

  Peter Shilton

  Fans, Stuff, Type

  Interview with Simon Burnton, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2010.

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• When you talk about obesity, there's so many things that can cause that. It can be a medical thing, or down to the individual. There's a lot of other things involved than eating a Mars bar.

  Peter Shilton

  Bars, Mars, Causes

  Interview with Simon Burnton, www.theguardian.com. March 25, 2010.

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• The money is in a different league these days, of course, but I have special memories of the 60s and 70s which players today don't have. There wasn't the same celebrity attitude and media exposure. We had a bit more freedom.

  Peter Shilton

  Memories, Attitude, Player

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• You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that.

  Peter Shilton

  Stress, Talking, Mental Health

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• I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

  Peter Shilton

  Years, Goal, England

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• To play in the World Cup and try to win something for England was the ultimate.

  Peter Shilton

  Winning, Play, Trying

  "Blame it on Rio! Ferdinand will regret snubbing England, claims legend Peter Shilton" by Richard Arrowsmith, www.mirror.co.uk. March 25, 2013.

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• Being fit will keep you mentally sharp and people forget that.

  Peter Shilton

  People, Forget, Fit

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• I don't take a lot of notice of odds.

  Peter Shilton

  Odds

  "Peter Shilton vows: I really can win Strictly Come Dancing", www.mirror.co.uk. October 7, 2010.

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• There have always been card schools at football clubs and always will be.

  Peter Shilton

  Football, School, Cards

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• I mean no disrespect to Scottish football, but the Premier League is the biggest stage and highest profile league of all.

  Peter Shilton

  Football, Mean, League

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