--- title: "10 Best Quotes By Tony Adams" description: "10 Best quotes by Tony Adams. Plus more from Tony Adams and more Best sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium_1109117.png" --- > [I think the Emirates is the best stadium in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium-in-the-country/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium_1109117.png) > [Year in, year out the best goalkeeper wins the League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-wins-the-league/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/tony-adams-4778_best_year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-win_996853.png) > [Ozil for me is one of the best creative players in the world. What he struggles with at times is the defensive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/ozil-for-me-is-one-of-the-best-creative-players-in-the-world-what-he/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38d/tony-adams-4778_best_ozil-for-me-is-one-of-the-best-creative_3193582.png) > [Sportspeople are competitive and want to be the best. That doesn't make us special and different - but we are! If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/sportspeople-are-competitive-and-want-to-be-the-best-that-doesn-t/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/tony-adams-4778_best_sportspeople-are-competitive-and-want-to_2450897.png) > [That is the job of the coach to get the best out of his squad of players - not to avoid it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/that-is-the-job-of-the-coach-to-get-the-best-out-of-his-squad-of/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/tony-adams-4778_avoid_that-is-the-job-of-the-coach-to-get-the_1891586.png) > [Chongqing has restaurants with Western food and shops, so no problem living here. It helps that their fans are the best in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/chongqing-has-restaurants-with-western-food-and-shops-so-no-problem/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/tony-adams-4778_best_chongqing-has-restaurants-with-western-f_3131137.png) > [Glenn Hoddle is probably one of the best technical coaches in the country. Top, top guy. I think he got the England…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/glenn-hoddle-is-probably-one-of-the-best-technical-coaches-in-the/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/tony-adams-4778_best_glenn-hoddle-is-probably-one-of-the-best_2664191.png) > [I think Ozil, he's a very calm, sweet man, so don't judge him too quickly. He is a talent, and half the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-think-ozil-he-s-a-very-calm-sweet-man-so-don-t-judge-him-too/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-ozil-he-s-a-very-calm-sweet-man_57895.png) > [Psychology, physiology, the biomechanics of the human being and how to get the best out of sportsmen all fascinate me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/psychology-physiology-the-biomechanics-of-the-human-being-and-how-to/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/tony-adams-4778_being_psychology-physiology-the-biomechanics-o_3029417.png) > [You've got to walk on to that football pitch so positive, 'we're the best team in the country, we're going to prove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/you-ve-got-to-walk-on-to-that-football-pitch-so-positive-we-re-the/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/tony-adams-4778_best_you-ve-got-to-walk-on-to-that-football-p_2981408.jpg) ## Other authors on Best ## More by Tony Adams > [Captaining your country, going out at Wembley, captaining Arsenal to 10 trophies, playing your first game - they're all amazing things. But, phew, saving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/captaining-your-country-going-out-at-wembley-captaining-arsenal-to-10/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I think Ozil, he's a very calm, sweet man, so don't judge him too quickly. He is a talent, and half the job of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-think-ozil-he-s-a-very-calm-sweet-man-so-don-t-judge-him-too/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I kept a notebook on the opposition guys because there was only something like five live games on TV per year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-kept-a-notebook-on-the-opposition-guys-because-there-was-only/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [This life is all we've got, mate. Right here, right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/this-life-is-all-we-ve-got-mate-right-here-right-now/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [My experience of the addict is: huge ego and low self-esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/my-experience-of-the-addict-is-huge-ego-and-low-self-esteem/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [In 1987, I was captain of Arsenal and England's centre-half. I walked down Oxford Street and not one person bothered me. Not one. Today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/in-1987-i-was-captain-of-arsenal-and-england-s-centre-half-i-walked/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-really-rate-paul-scholes-because-he-hasn-t-got-the-high-profile-of/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I love Arsenal and I will always be proud to walk through the door as an Arsenal man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-love-arsenal-and-i-will-always-be-proud-to-walk-through-the-door-as/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [Perhaps Arsene thought I might be too challenging for him. He seemed to like an assistant such as Pat Rice or Steve Bould, both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/perhaps-arsene-thought-i-might-be-too-challenging-for-him-he-seemed/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I was with Jose Mourinho at Inter, and he said to me that I was 10 or 20 years behind. Whilst I was winning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-was-with-jose-mourinho-at-inter-and-he-said-to-me-that-i-was-10-or/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I noted all these businesses with massive turnovers and huge profits were not taking responsibility for their workers' mental health and addiction issues. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-noted-all-these-businesses-with-massive-turnovers-and-huge-profits/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I don't actually like people. I'm a loner and if I had my way I'd just walk my dogs every day, never talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-don-t-actually-like-people-i-m-a-loner-and-if-i-had-my-way-i-d-just/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [I was married to the club for 23 years so Arsenal are like an ex-wife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-was-married-to-the-club-for-23-years-so-arsenal-are-like-an-ex-wife/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [My skin is quite thick now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/my-skin-is-quite-thick-now/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) > [Addictions within football, we're talking gambling. Premier League, it's a bit of an epidemic to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/addictions-within-football-we-re-talking-gambling-premier-league-it-s/) [Tony Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-adams/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/tony-adams/#itemlist", "name": "10 Best Quotes By Tony Adams", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think the Emirates is the best stadium in the country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium-in-the-country/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium_1109117.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium_1109117.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/tony-adams-4778_best_i-think-the-emirates-is-the-best-stadium_1109117.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the Emirates is the best stadium in the country.” — Tony Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Year in, year out the best goalkeeper wins the League.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Adams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-adams/year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-wins-the-league/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/tony-adams-4778_best_year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-win_996853.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/tony-adams-4778_best_year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-win_996853.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3da/tony-adams-4778_best_year-in-year-out-the-best-goalkeeper-win_996853.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Year in, year out the best goalkeeper wins the League.” — Tony Adams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ozil for me is one of the best creative players in the world. 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