Richard Gough Quotes

Running was the first thing I discovered that I was any good at.

I have always seen myself as a Real Madrid goalkeeper and have never doubted my ability.

I have never seen a talent like Ronaldo. He always scores, scores, scores. The first game he played for Milan, Sienna away, I said to him, 'I can't put you on the pitch. You are 100kg.' 'Mister,' he said, 'don't worry, I will score.' I put him in, and he scored twice.

Lee Chung-yong has been playing well and trying hard at Bolton and has grown in confidence. His improvement is valuable for the national team.

Whenever I'm on the pitch, I feel confident.

Everybody wants to be a starter, and I feel like I'm a starter in this league, but I can't necessarily control that.

I do believe I'm a Premier League player, and I do believe I'm an England international when I'm fit and on form.

At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

You think aerobics is not a cool sport? I think you are wrong. It requires amazing discipline - flexibility, fitness, knowledge. And you have to do it with a big smile on your face. Also, I once performed in front of 10,000 screaming women. I tell you something, I'd rather do that than kick a ball around in front of a few men.

I'm the best corner in the game!

The night has always been my friend. When I go out I feel good, then I always score goals.

My thing about going to the gym is that I leave my bracelets on, and I put on my makeup the way I would do it in real life, and I wear cute clothes, because if I don't feel good when I leave the house, then I'm not motivated to do it. I need to like how I look while I'm doing it.

A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else.

It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.

Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no questions about it.

I am arrogant enough to know that I am a good actor and people will like me for my work.

When 'Men's Health' reached out and said, 'Will you be on the 'Today Show' and do a fitness challenge?' I said, 'OK. I'm not showing them anything they don't already know.' But I'm going to take what some would argue is a negative or not substantive and turn it into a substantive thing to hopefully do some good for people.

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.

I put a lot of pressure on myself, but I also have what I call an X-factor.

I show off - I'm a very good show off. It's what I do, it's what I'm good at.

I've got nothing to teach to the Italians - I love playing in this league.

I can't remember what times I used to do in training because I always loved football and didn't have any interest in an athletics career. But I was always the quickest.

I'm getting fitter, and I have more confidence. I feel like I'm getting better every game.

Everyone has a different view on football, but I didn't have a fear that I wouldn't be good enough in England.