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> [I believe if I was white I would've been England captain for more than 10 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-believe-if-i-was-white-i-would-ve-been-england-captain-for-more/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25c/sol-campbell-7189_believe_i-believe-if-i-was-white-i-would-ve-been_1147757.jpg)

> [Michael Owen was made a captain ahead of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/michael-owen-was-made-a-captain-ahead-of-me/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/sol-campbell-7189_ahead_michael-owen-was-made-a-captain-ahead-of_1776239.jpg)

> [I think the FA wished I was white. I had the credibility, performance-wise, to be captain. I was consistently in the heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-think-the-fa-wished-i-was-white-i-had-the-credibility-performance/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/sol-campbell-7189_captain_i-think-the-fa-wished-i-was-white-i-had_2240694.jpg)

> [Look at France and Didier Deschamps; he was just a guy who just did his job but he was captain of one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/look-at-france-and-didier-deschamps-he-was-just-a-guy-who-just-did/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/sol-campbell-7189_captain_look-at-france-and-didier-deschamps-he-w_3081198.jpg)

> [My first medal, the League Cup at Tottenham, that was a very proud moment for me. Being captain, and winning. But also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/my-first-medal-the-league-cup-at-tottenham-that-was-a-very-proud/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

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## Other authors on Captain

## More by Sol Campbell

> [The main thing is to have strings to your bow. You get your badges, you see where life is, and then you see what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/the-main-thing-is-to-have-strings-to-your-bow-you-get-your-badges-you/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Sometimes I am the 'philosophical professor, or I can do the voice like thunder if necessary... or if I want to keep the lads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/sometimes-i-am-the-philosophical-professor-or-i-can-do-the-voice-like/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Look, I'm an entrepreneur, I want to create things, I'm a builder. I don't want handouts. If I didn't play football I'd be doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/look-i-m-an-entrepreneur-i-want-to-create-things-i-m-a-builder-i-don/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I've got a furniture range with my wife, and I want to get into designing hotels and restaurants as well. We've got a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-ve-got-a-furniture-range-with-my-wife-and-i-want-to-get-into/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I have the tools to climb the mountain so I don't mind climbing mountains. I have climbed mountains since I was growing up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-have-the-tools-to-climb-the-mountain-so-i-don-t-mind-climbing/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Most of my players have come through academies with clubs. That's not a bad thing, but it's very different to what I grew up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/most-of-my-players-have-come-through-academies-with-clubs-that-s-not/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I'm a street footballer and you still get street footballers from Africa, South Africa and really poor parts of Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-m-a-street-footballer-and-you-still-get-street-footballers-from/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I've got my own mind, and I'll talk about it, but I'm willing to listen. I'm very balanced like that. If you don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-ve-got-my-own-mind-and-i-ll-talk-about-it-but-i-m-willing-to-listen/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I'm used to having strong women around me. My mother was. My wife is. I like their strong mentality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-m-used-to-having-strong-women-around-me-my-mother-was-my-wife-is-i/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [My values are in my DNA and were shaped by my environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/my-values-are-in-my-dna-and-were-shaped-by-my-environment/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I've not had a massive PR machine. I'm just a normal guy. I work hard. I like players who hate losing. That's who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-ve-not-had-a-massive-pr-machine-i-m-just-a-normal-guy-i-work-hard-i/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Some players can just act like 'whatever' off the field and then play amazing. Not many, but some. I just wasn't wired like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/some-players-can-just-act-like-whatever-off-the-field-and-then-play/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Don't change being you, because it's hard work being something that you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/don-t-change-being-you-because-it-s-hard-work-being-something-that/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [I think that what London wants are people with ideas and the willpower to get things through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-think-that-what-london-wants-are-people-with-ideas-and-the/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

> [Sometimes you get a team that has almost forgotten how to win. That's maybe fallen away from the standards that should be set at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/sometimes-you-get-a-team-that-has-almost-forgotten-how-to-win-that-s/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

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