Craig Johnston

We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time.

— Craig Johnston

Now Jack Charlton wasn't wrong, I was a bad footballer.

— Craig Johnston

I've been ignored for 20 years but now it's heartening to get some recognition.

— Craig Johnston

So I did in fact spend two and a half years in the Middlesbrough car park practising skills. But if you spend…

— Craig Johnston

It used to be standard practice that the pre-match meal consisted of egg, steak and chicken. But I talked them into changing…

— Craig Johnston

The main thing I do now is I coach kids, and all of these stories along the way are based in reality.

— Craig Johnston

And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to…

— Craig Johnston

Our football program is bigger than any one person.

— Craig Johnston

I've always had an inquisitive mind about everything from flowers to television sets to motor cars. Always pulled them apart - couldn't…

— Craig Johnston

You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill…

— Craig Johnston

So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills.

— Craig Johnston

OK, the wonderful thing about soccer is, a football is a perfectly round object, and it doesn't make mistakes. The player using…

— Craig Johnston