“I was player-manager at Sheffield United. I played my last ever game f...” — Steve Bruce Quote

“I was player-manager at Sheffield United. I played my last ever game for them. It was terrible. We lost 4-1, I think to Sunderland. Fancy that, a Geordie, being forced to retire because of a defeat to Sunderland.”

“You lose a game and you lose confidence and we get that back through hard work.”

“When I was younger, I was a bit awkward to work for, hence why I had about five clubs in two years. I was a bit petulant, shall we say. But you're never too old to keep learning because every day in management, something is thrown at you which throws you a curveball.”

“Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.”

“People don't like to talk about victory and defeat anymore.”

“Man is not made for defeat.”