Steve Coppell Quotes

• People talk about the prestige of beating records but prestige never bought me dinner in a restaurant. It's winning games that does that.

  Steve Coppell

  Winning, Games, People

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• I'm not going to make it a target, but it's something to aim for.

  Steve Coppell

  Football, Target, Funny Soccer

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• Nine months of misery.

  Steve Coppell

  Soccer, Football, Months

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• It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck. We'd all like to take a certain amount of credit for Kevin Doyle... I can't really remember what it was I particularly liked about Kevin when I watched him in Ireland. I had five pints of Guinness in the afternoon and it was all a bit blurred.

  Steve Coppell

  Soccer, Football, Luck

  "The quiet man". Interview with Amy Lawrence, www.theguardian.com. February 10, 2007.

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• If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.

  Steve Coppell

  Silly, Fighting, Player

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• Referees don't come down here with a particular flavoured shirt on.

  Steve Coppell

  England, Shirts, Referee

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• He's carrying his left leg, which, to be honest, is his only leg.

  Steve Coppell

  Football, Legs, Honest

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• At the end of the day, it's all about what's on the shelf at the end of the year.

  Steve Coppell

  Years, The End Of The Day, Funny Soccer

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• The lad got over-excited when he saw the whites of the goalpost's eyes.

  Steve Coppell

  Football, Eye, Saws

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