Book description
This eighth edition includes quotes from everyone - Shakespeare to
Shankly, Camus to Cantona, Busby to Beckham - who has made an apt,
pithy or comical comment about football. And not just footballers and
managers either - fans, pundits, groundsmen, directors and wives all
get to have their say too. Every subject is covered - from tactical
debates to changing lifestyles - to produce a sometimes hilarious and
always thought-provoking commentary on the game. Anyone who thought
'sick as a parrot' and 'over the moon' was as profound as it got, will
be pleasantly surprised by the elegance and insight on display.
Contributions include gems from all the old masters: Cloughie, Tommy
Docherty, Jimmy Greaves and George Best. And new quotes from the likes
of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, John Terry, Cesc
Fabregas, Steven Gerrard, Joey Barton, Jose Mourinho, Ian Holloway,
Rafa Benitez, Delia Smith and Simon Jordan.
'Footballers are no different from human beings' - Graham Taylor
'I'm a Nigerian and I will remain a Nigerian until I die' - Kanu
'The girls like Frank Lampard and I'd see something in him if I was
that way' - John Terry
'I didn't watch the England v Argentina game in 1998 - it was past
my bed-time' - Theo Walcott
'My ankle injury is a real pain in the arse' - David Prutton
'Five per cent of me's disappointed to finish second, but the other
50 per cent is happy we've qualified' - Michael Owen
'Wayne Rooney has signed a deal to do five books, which is an awful
lot of crayons' - Radio DJ Johnnie Walker
Phil Shaw is a sports journalist who has written for the
Daily Telegraph,
Independent
,
Guardian
,
Observer
and
Time Out
. He has compiled eight editions of The Book of Football Quotations over
the past 25 years, the first five in collaboration with the late Peter
Ball. Among the major sporting events on which he has reported are five
World Cups and four European Championships. A self-confessed
professional Yorkshireman, Phil now lives in Staffordshire with his
wife, son and daughter.
