Gary Lineker

I think I'm expected to behave in a certain manner.

— Gary Lineker

I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.

— Gary Lineker

To be honest, it would have been better to watch it on Ceefax.

— Gary Lineker

I sort of fall apart in terms of stamina after about 25 minutes!

— Gary Lineker

I hear it all the time in the street: 'It's the crisp bloke.'

— Gary Lineker

I know I could never be in a pop band. I honestly have an appalling voice.

— Gary Lineker

You've got no chance of reaching the top if you're just playing for money.

— Gary Lineker

Our games are not always the best, but they are exciting, which is what people love to see.

— Gary Lineker

I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes,…

— Gary Lineker

I think if I'd ever had any skeletons in the closet, they'd have been out a long time ago.

— Gary Lineker

The truth is I don't feel too bad for my age. I actually have a better shape now than I used to.

— Gary Lineker

It would be a great adventure for Leicester to be in the Champions League.

— Gary Lineker

If you are at the top in entertainment, you earn money that you can never justify to ordinary people doing proper jobs.…

— Gary Lineker

Are people like Tom Cruise in touch with their public? I doubt it. Footballers are more like the rock stars of yester-year:…

— Gary Lineker

In any other corporation, if there was so many things that were found to be corrupt, then the man at the top…

— Gary Lineker

Twitter is an amazing thing; it brings footballers closer to the fans because so many of them are on there. I was…

— Gary Lineker

You never know how long a player has left, especially with strikers. Once you turn 30, as a striker, you are usually…

— Gary Lineker

Ultimately, if we can develop enough players, the balance of foreign players isn't great, but that's because we're not producing enough players.

— Gary Lineker

The competitive nature of most mums and dads is astounding. The fear they instil in our promising but sensitive Johnny is utterly…

— Gary Lineker

I've known Mark Hughes for half a lifetime. We joined Barcelona in the same summer of 1986, played together under Terry Venables…

— Gary Lineker

Diving is a really, really difficult one because a player is the only one who genuinely knows whether they have dived. You…

— Gary Lineker

My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.

— Gary Lineker

On TV, if you fluff your lines, nobody gives a toss. But if you fluff a penalty in the World Cup, well…

— Gary Lineker

As footballers, you just grow up with people from different backgrounds and different colors of skin.

— Gary Lineker

Wouldn't it be lovely if death gave us a day's notice so giants like George Michael could see how much they were…

— Gary Lineker

Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.

— Gary Lineker

People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now.

— Gary Lineker

Ageing footballers never lose their commitment; they just lose their pace

— Gary Lineker

Feel ashamed of my generation. We've let down our children and their children.

— Gary Lineker

We are in the the entertainment business, and we all know if you are top of the tree, you get big money.

— Gary Lineker

The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.

— Gary Lineker

The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It's great for the appreciation of the Premier League.

— Gary Lineker

I've quite often written tweets that I think are across that line, but I just delete them.

— Gary Lineker

Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne…

— Gary Lineker

A couple of defeats, and you are gone - that's the danger of World Cups.

— Gary Lineker

This whole science thing of working out if players are a little bit tired just gives you an excuse to leave them…

— Gary Lineker

I'm disappearing from twitter for a while. Need a break from the bile. Local prejudice just seems to bring out the worst…

— Gary Lineker

I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.

— Gary Lineker

I am not leaving twitter. If the mindless few defeat the thoughtful majority we are all doomed.

— Gary Lineker

In my day, I wasn't the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years.

— Gary Lineker