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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
Hopeless
Brilliant
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If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. His passing and shooting is of the highest level and he’s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we’ve had for a long, long time.
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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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Newcastle fans never cease to amaze me. If there was a trophy for best supporters this lot would win it hands down every year.
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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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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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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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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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I like the tag of being the world's most expensive player. It's an honour and a privilege.
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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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There's no way the future's over for Martin Keown, Tony Adams or David Seaman.
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There was a big possibility that I would have had to leave Newcastle had Ruud Gullit stayed as manager.
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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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I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.
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Football's not just about scoring goals - it's about winning.
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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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One of the biggest fears of players in a shootout is letting your teammates down.
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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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The FA Cup means a lot. There is a real passion here for the competition which you don't get elsewhere. It's a love affair. It's part and parcel of living up here. People might think I'm daft, but I'm not wrong I'd rather win the Cup than the League.
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First is first. That's the way I was brought up. Second or third are nowhere.
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