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Graeme Souness
Graeme Souness
Scottish Athlete
Born: May 6, 1953
Big Game Liverpool People You Your
I was sold by Middlesbrough to Liverpool for a record fee between two English clubs and then won European Cups at Anfield, but I couldn't have been prepared for Rangers. I was a fan as a kid and attended a lot of European nights at Ibrox. I knew the club were big. But not how big. Graeme Souness
Big Club Nights Sold Kid Rangers Record Fee Knew Attended Between How Were Been Lot Won Cups Fan Clubs Then English European Prepared Liverpool Two
I get why people didn't like me, or don't like me, because I have an arrogance. Graeme Souness
Me People Arrogance Like Because Get Why
I came from a working class family. We lived in a prefab. We had nothing, but we had everything. I was out of the house at 12 to live with my grandmother, who was on her own, and I was expected to be the man about the house. At 15, I was living in digs in London after signing for Tottenham. Graeme Souness
Family Class Man Own Nothing Live Living Everything Out Signing Class Family I Came London About Had House Came Expected After Grandmother Working Working-Class Who Lived Her
All top players have an edge to them. Graeme Souness
Edge Top Them Players
As a manager, when you can't get your first target do you go and spend on your second, third, fourth choice? Graeme Souness
You First Spend Go Target Get Manager Choice Your Second Fourth Third
When you talk about those Liverpool greats, they had players who won everything. Some great team men, great goalscorers, longevity. Graeme Souness
Great You Men Everything Those Some About Had Longevity Great Team Talk Won Greats Team Who Liverpool Players
No one's career is full of highs. Somewhere down the line you are going to get kicked where it hurts and it's how you deal with that. Graeme Souness
You Hurts Somewhere Down Kicked Highs Deal How Line Get Going Where Full Career
You can't look into a crystal ball but what you can say is if money is put on the table and you get half your signings right then you are going to be better next time around. Graeme Souness
Time You Money Better Half Say Table Put Look Crystal Crystal Ball Around Ball Get Going Then Next Your Next Time Right
You don't get a manager's job at a big club unless it is in a mess. Graeme Souness
You Job Big Club Unless Mess Get Manager
As you get older, I suppose, you get a bit more cautious in everything you do. But I've always been blessed with self-belief. Graeme Souness
You Blessed Older Everything Bit More Suppose Always Been Cautious Get
I've won something like 27 trophies in my lifetime. There are people out there who are very good players and yet they've won nothing. I won 10 trophies in three different countries as a manager: I've got nothing to prove. I've done it. Graeme Souness
Good People Three Nothing Out Something Trophies Lifetime Countries Like Got Prove Won Very Manager Done Different Different Countries Who Players
Liverpool will always be the place I look back in terms of the place where I enjoyed playing, it was just unique. Graeme Souness
Will Back Look Terms Always Just Where Place Unique Liverpool Enjoyed Playing
Don't get me wrong, growing up in Edinburgh, I was all too familiar with the Hibs and Hearts rivalry. My father grew up in Leith - Hibee territory - just off of Easter Road on Albert Street. Graeme Souness
Me Father Too Easter Rivalry Road Wrong Edinburgh Territory Off Up Familiar Get Hearts Just Grew Growing Growing Up Street Albert
Football clubs can be quite homophobic, both in the dressing room and in the stands. I want to show I'm an ally. Graeme Souness
Dressing Dressing Room Both Football Ally Quite Want Clubs Room Show Stands Homophobic
Man Utd have always been the glamour team, always been the team that attracted attention even when they were not winning things. Graeme Souness
Man Winning Glamour Attention Attracted Always Were Been Team Even Things
Whatever happens will happen, that's the rollercoaster of life. What matters is how you handle the slumps. Graeme Souness
Life You Will Matters Whatever Slump How Handle Rollercoaster Happen Happens
The one thing I learnt going to Italy was there's no real change in how the game should be played, but how players look after themselves. Graeme Souness
Game Change One Thing Look Learnt How Real Italy Going The One Thing After Themselves Should Thing Played Players
The stature of Liverpool means they want to win trophies. Graeme Souness
Win Stature Trophies Want Means Liverpool
I got the Liverpool job when I was 38. Graeme Souness
Job Got Liverpool
It's very difficult, when you're in and out of the team as a player, to get any sort of rhythm. Graeme Souness
You Difficult Out Sort Very Get Any Rhythm Team Player
I much prefer films based on fact rather than fictional stories. Graeme Souness
Films Rather Fact Than Stories Fictional Prefer Much Based
I was always - and I have no idea where it came from - a confident boy. And when I look at how I've lived my life that's how I've lived it. Graeme Souness
Life My Life No Idea Idea Look Boy Always How Came Confident Where Lived
When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat. Graeme Souness
Big Musicals Giddy Out See Like Audience Encouraged Up Where Whole Evening Seat
We've got to keep the cost of watching football down. If that means players getting the same money for a few years rather than a 25 per cent increase every time, that's fine. Graeme Souness
Time Money Few Down Every Increase Every Time Fine Per Cost Rather Football Got Years Than Same Getting Cent Means Keep Players Watching
You can't win any trophies unless you've got a top goalkeeper. Graeme Souness
You Win Unless Top Trophies Got Goalkeeper Any
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