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> [The whole object of the players' association is to try and make sure that any individual is able to capitalise on his ability, particularly in football, which is a very short career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/the-whole-object-of-the-players-association-is-to-try-and-make-sure/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

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## More by Gordon Taylor

> [I know so many players who say they wouldn't entertain coaching, until they retire that is, and then they want to take their coaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/i-know-so-many-players-who-say-they-wouldn-t-entertain-coaching-until/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [There are people who enjoy the life in England but don't pay a penny in tax, whereas my footballers pay more than half their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/there-are-people-who-enjoy-the-life-in-england-but-don-t-pay-a-penny/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Footballers are an easy target. They are offered big lines of credit. Every sport is vulnerable; its such a big gambling industry, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/footballers-are-an-easy-target-they-are-offered-big-lines-of-credit/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [You don't hear a film director saying 'Money mustn't go out of the industry' to actors. You don't hear a concert promoter saying 'We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/you-don-t-hear-a-film-director-saying-money-mustn-t-go-out-of-the/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [We are trying to educate players to use their spare time to train for a life after football, which comes to everybody. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/we-are-trying-to-educate-players-to-use-their-spare-time-to-train-for/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [The whole object of the players' association is to try and make sure that any individual is able to capitalise on his ability, particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/the-whole-object-of-the-players-association-is-to-try-and-make-sure/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Nobody could say it is not gross misconduct to fight on the pitch with team-mates and get yourself sent off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/nobody-could-say-it-is-not-gross-misconduct-to-fight-on-the-pitch/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Footballers are the most vulnerable people. They exude confidence, but inside, they're so lacking in confidence. They know they can lose form or be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/footballers-are-the-most-vulnerable-people-they-exude-confidence-but/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/every-person-has-got-the-right-to-speak-in-public-so-long-as-it-is/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Footballers are kept in such a bubble that horse racing is a release.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/footballers-are-kept-in-such-a-bubble-that-horse-racing-is-a-release/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/in-politics-they-found-there-were-not-enough-females-in-the-house-of/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [People will look at Bowyer and Woodgate and say 'Well, there's no mud without flames'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/people-will-look-at-bowyer-and-woodgate-and-say-well-there-s-no-mud/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Manchester United and Liverpool have been bought with huge leverage, and we've got Roman Abramovich at Chelsea who can turn his loans into shares.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/manchester-united-and-liverpool-have-been-bought-with-huge-leverage/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [Football has to work really hard to put a smile on people's face and not to be so focused on the question of money.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/football-has-to-work-really-hard-to-put-a-smile-on-people-s-face-and/)

[Gordon Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-taylor/)

> [David Beckham is a patriot, and I am sure he will help in any way he can. Beckham needs to be part of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-taylor/david-beckham-is-a-patriot-and-i-am-sure-he-will-help-in-any-way-he/)

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