People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Playing football and presenting TV are totally different things, but there are similarities: it's exciting, it can go well, it can go… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
He's got great credentials by winning the World Cup, but he did it with Brazil - my granny could probably have managed… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
When Bob Wilson left the BBC for ITV, I got the 'Football Focus' job, and it went from there. It came completely… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Football's the big cheese, if you like. It's easy to have a swipe. There's a lot of footballers, and when they fall… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Chris Hughton has been sacked by Norwich. Now? With 5 games to go? Utterly bonkers! — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
In terms of the pricing of football tickets, there's no need - given the massive amount of money that's coming in now… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Football matters so much to people, and they get very defensive - or angry. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
In this country, since footballs made from pigs' bladders were whacked into goals without nets, we've played on full-size pitches. Whatever our… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I've heard things said on football pitches that players clearly don't mean, whether it's racism or just an abusive comment in the… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I was quite good at football once, although other than that my speciality would be maths. I'm great at sudokus and find… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Speaking Spanish and Japanese has opened doors in my career and helped me bridge cultural differences, both in my personal and business… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
We almost need a revolution in the culture of our thinking about football. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I think medically, football is generally well looked after. There are always checks made. Anything which can be done to make footballers… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Personal records are not what football is all about, but as goalscorers, we live and die by figures and numbers because, ultimately,… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Fella’s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele… Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It's all about pace. You can say, 'Yeah, you've got speed of thought'… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
People are possibly not spelling 'Leicester' correctly everywhere round the globe, but they are at least saying it correctly now. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
Messi doesn't have to do it in the Premier League to prove himself. The Champions League is the ultimate club competition. If he was… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
You can never really justify wages in the entertainment business, but it is what it is. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It's great for the appreciation of the Premier League. — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
The whole kiss-and-tell thing is a negative approach that often happens in a World Cup. We will see negative stories about the players and… — Gary Lineker Copy Share Image
