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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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Alan Shearer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 13
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When I go home every night, I can look in the mirror and say I have given 110 per cent for Newcastle United. If people aren't happy with that, I can't give any more.
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First is first. That's the way I was brought up. Second or third are nowhere.
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I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.
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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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My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.
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I've never wanted to leave. I'm here for the rest of my life, and hopefully after that as well.
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We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game.
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Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless
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I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.
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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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