“I actually had the chance to sign for Newcastle before I went to West ...” — Michael Carrick Quote

“I actually had the chance to sign for Newcastle before I went to West Ham; I didn't in the end because they had got rid of their reserve team. There were a few clubs interested but I liked what West Ham had to offer and never regretted signing for them, I loved it straight away.”

“The biggest players I've seen are the ones that take the wins well - don't get carried away with them - but the defeats really hurt.”

“I think as an older player, there's a kind of natural responsibility or natural role to go around the lads and say a few things. I had it when I came into the team; when you look to the older boys in certain situations to see what they say, see how they act, and see what they expect.”

“We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if it hadn't been for space exploration and NASA.”

“If you want to be successful, you need consistency and if you don't have it, you've got no chance.”

“A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.”