Paul Gascoigne Quotes & Sayings

“I like to help create team spirit in the dressing room. I feel that I've got loads of love to give.”

“But if I wasn't playing, I would drink Saturdays, then Sunday, then Monday. Then I would try and train and it was no good, then have another drink just to pass the day away.”

“I'll tell you the truth: I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful.”

“I know as a manager you have to abide by the chairman's decisions. But his decisions were this team, that team, this player, that player. The chairman is a control freak.”

“I never predict anything, and I never will.”

“If I want to be a better person for whoever is in my life, I have to learn.”

“You learn, right, a lot of people's problems - why they get upset, why they get down, why they turn to drink - is because they can't say one word and it's N-O, no.”

“If the fans want me out, I'll put my hands up and leave. Like a proper man. I won't make excuses, I'll leave.”

“Anyway, how can you sack anyone who still hasn't got a contract. I'll be there for the game and I'll stand behind the dugout giving instructions to the players from there. They will respond to me more than the next manager.”

“I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.”