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Tony Adams

(1966) Association Football Player

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Tony Adams is an association football player, best known for Sober.

Quick Facts About Tony Adams

Born: October 10, 1966
Profession: Association Football Player
Notable works: Sober

About Tony Adams

Tony Alexander Adams is an English former football player and manager. Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both. Known as "Mr. Arsenal", he spent his entire playing career of 19 years as a centre-back there, making 672 total appearances and winning four English league titles. He is considered one of Arsenal's greatest-ever players and is also included in the Football League 100 Legends.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes 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,…

Amazing

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I think Ozil, he's a very calm, sweet man, so don't judge him too quickly. He is a talent, and half the…

Best

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I kept a notebook on the opposition guys because there was only something like five live games on TV per year.

Live

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This life is all we've got, mate. Right here, right now.

Here

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My experience of the addict is: huge ego and low self-esteem.

Addict

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In 1987, I was captain of Arsenal and England's centre-half. I walked down Oxford Street and not one person bothered me. Not…

Captain

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I really rate Paul Scholes, because he hasn't got the high profile of many of the Manchester United players, he doesn't get…

Assets

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I love Arsenal and I will always be proud to walk through the door as an Arsenal man.

Door

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Perhaps Arsene thought I might be too challenging for him. He seemed to like an assistant such as Pat Rice or Steve…

Bad

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I was with Jose Mourinho at Inter, and he said to me that I was 10 or 20 years behind. Whilst I…

Behind

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I noted all these businesses with massive turnovers and huge profits were not taking responsibility for their workers' mental health and addiction…

Business

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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…

Dies

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I was married to the club for 23 years so Arsenal are like an ex-wife.

Arsenal

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My skin is quite thick now.

Now

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Addictions within football, we're talking gambling. Premier League, it's a bit of an epidemic to be honest.

Addiction

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Teams who win World Cups usually have a real anchor, such as Sergio Ramos or Fabio Cannavaro.

Anchor

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That back four - Lee Dixon, Steve Bould, Nigel Winterburn and myself - doesn't happen by luck. We worked hard on organisation.…

Afternoon

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Arsene Wenger threw up a whole different way of managing through love, with kindness, consideration and compassion.

Compassion

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I regret my own parents not teaching me to cook.

Education

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He said: 'I've turned down every club in the world.' But he would've been sacked after a year at Madrid. He would've…

Club

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I don't think a forward has ever won a title for anyone. It's about the defence, how many goals you concede.

Defence

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Football coaching and the management profession is being ripped apart by owners and chief executives.

Being

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When I left Portsmouth, I vowed to only work for people I liked.

Left

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My alcoholism was an illness. It was in my DNA, my genes. Both my parents were addicts and I have an addictive…

Both

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Pires could run faster with the ball than I could without the ball.

Ball

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