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I don't know what I'd have become if I hadn't been a footballer I wrote down 'dustbin man' on a careers questionnaire at school till my dad made me change it to 'joiner'.

Alan Shearer

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Alan Shearer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 13
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I made no secret of the fact I'd love to stay in football and to do that, you need badges. I'm starting them and that's the next step for me - to continue this next season.
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If you want to have a great party at Wembley, don't invite the Germans.
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I'd like to play for Newcastle United before I retire. The club is in my blood.
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.
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I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.
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I've got two girls. I like to play golf. Apart from that there's not a lot goes on in my life. So I am boring, aren't I?
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Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless
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If people are going to write bad things about me because it makes news, I can brush it aside because I've had this for 10 years. I'm big enough and strong enough to cope with it. It's what comes with being Alan Shearer.
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Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.
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I always dreamed about scoring at St. James' Park. I fancied my chances and the ball flew into the net. I was ecstatic.
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I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.
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Defeat is not worth thinking about.
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You have to go out onto the pitch feeling good about yourself. That can give you that extra 30 per cent.
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I spend time with my family. I have got two daughters who are too young to know their Dad's a footballer. They just want to play with their Dad. I like to play golf, too, but apart from that, that's me, I'm afraid.
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I don't watch a lot of TV, to be honest. With three kids I have my hands full.
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Yes, I do like to be in control. I do like everything to be laid out, to know what I'm doing. I'm very impatient. I like things done yesterday, which is probably a fault of mine. I like things to be neat and tidy and organised. I say what I want and show what I want and I keep things private.
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It does not bother me that some say I'm dull and boring because the people that do know me will tell you a different story. It is very difficult to be open with people you don't know. There is nothing I can do about the fact that the real me does not get across and it is probably difficult to know the real me.
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