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His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. That is just the way he plays. It is a cliche but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player and I would rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now.

Rio Ferdinand

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Rio Ferdinand
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 7
Association Football Player
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Film Producer
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Cambrewelle
Rio Gavin Ferdinand
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It hit me like a thunderbolt!
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If you come out with racist comments, then I believe you shouldn't be allowed to come to a football match. Don't be so narrow minded, you're bigger than that.
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In some ways, I was a little bit surprised [by how dominant we were] but then I look at the players in our changing room and it doesn't surprise me because we've got quality in there. If we click and play well like we did in the first half, we can open up any team.
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It's great to see young players like Kieran coming out and not being intimidated by it. (on Kieran Richardson)
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At times, European football can be very slow but it speeds up in the final third.
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Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves
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Who were the best players I had ever played against? Raul, Messi, Zidane.
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I've heard people say it looks as if I don't care and I've certainly read that, but the way I play is natural. I don't think I can change it. I know I'm working as hard as the next man, even if it doesn't always look that way.
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I feel the longer he stays at United the better it is for the club. He's done so much for United you can't imagine him not being here. (on Sir Alex Ferguson)
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You get a bad result one week and it's a natural reaction to go out in the next game and put it behind you and do well.
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I set myself high standards on the pitch and know I have not always lived up to them this season.
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If we had a starting XI that no one could argue about it wouldn't say a lot for English football. We'd probably be on a downward spiral. It's good that people have different ideas about who should play.
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