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Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless

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Alan Shearer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 13
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Sports Commentator
Newcastle
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Brilliant
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No money in the world can buy a white England shirt.
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I've turned down Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus and Manchester United to play here. I hope everyone already knows how much it means to me to play for Newcastle United.
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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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As a kid I always wanted to be a centre-forward. I wanted the buzz and thrill of scoring goals from an early age.
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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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For me, Paul Scholes has been the best midfield player in the Premier League. By a mile. He has the lot. He scores and creates goals, he can pass the ball, he can head it, and rounds all this off with a competitive streak.
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Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.
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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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At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.
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People are very proud of Newcastle, very proud to come from here. This is a working class City and they just want to enjoy themselves and live life to the full. They work all week, pick their wages up at the end of the week and they spend it over a weekend by having a good time and watching the football. That's our life.
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I have never wanted to go abroad before but you can never say never in football.
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.
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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'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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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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My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.
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You only get one chance of an England debut.
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I'm lucky and I appreciate that. I love every minute of every day.
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If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.
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If you want to have a great party at Wembley, don't invite the Germans.
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