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Roy Hodgson

English Businessman

Born: Aug 9, 1947

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I am not only privileged to work for the FA and England: I have enjoyed working for the FA and England. Roy Hodgson

Work Only Am Privileged Working England Enjoyed

Fans jump on your bandwagon and desert you when you hit the harder times. Roy Hodgson

You Fans Jump Times Hit Bandwagon Your Desert Harder

I assisted Bobby Houghton at Halmstads, and we were both just under 30. We'd say, 'Wouldn't it be great to do this for maybe 10 years, save a little money, then perhaps start a little business together.' Some sort of travel agency. We had no football thoughts beyond that, other than maybe combining it with a bit of sport, getting a few tours going. Roy Hodgson

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Getting that first foot on the rung of the ladder, that's where you find it easier to shrug off those times when your foot slips off, and you have to get yourself going again. Roy Hodgson

You Yourself First Ladder Those Easier Slips Rung Find Foot Off Times Get Getting Going Where Again Your

I don't like the way I see society going. Roy Hodgson

Society Way See Like Going

I've worked for a long time and hope people have developed enough confidence in me that it will remain even in a period when we're not winning many games. Roy Hodgson

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There is a belief that getting any particular job may depend on who has just had five consecutive victories. If that's the way it is, I've got a healthy attitude. Roy Hodgson

Attitude Job Healthy Depend Way Had Particular Got Five Any Getting May Just Victories Who Belief Consecutive

I can get by quite well in Italian or German, though if the discussion got to a high level, I'd run out of vocabulary. I'm stronger in French and Swedish. Roy Hodgson

Stronger Though Out Run High High Level Vocabulary French Well Got Italian German Discussion Get Quite Swedish Level

I didn't realise I had a speech impediment until I came back to England. I spent the whole of my life working abroad, and no-one mentioned it. I came back to England and suddenly realised I had a speech impediment. Roy Hodgson

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I don't think anything's cruel - if you're so sensitive these days that you see cruelty everywhere, unfortunately every time a comedian comes on television, you're going to accuse him of cruelty, because that's the kind of humour that the English people enjoy. Roy Hodgson

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Really and truly, I don't like talking about refereeing decisions. Roy Hodgson

About Like Talking Truly Decisions Really

I speak five languages: English, Swedish, French, Italian, and German. Roy Hodgson

Speak French Italian German Five Swedish Languages English

I have always promised myself and my wife that when I don't enjoy it anymore, or I can't handle the stress and the pressure that comes with having such a high-profile and top job - or my energy levels starts to fail me, or my enthusiasm starts to be dented - I won't prolong my career longer than I feel I should. Roy Hodgson

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I don't own photograph albums - the pictures that are important to me are etched in my mind. Roy Hodgson

Me Mind Important Own Photograph Pictures Albums

I like Philip Roth, John Updike, and Richard Yates. Roy Hodgson

Philip John Like Richard Roth

I don't think there are many people out there - except, perhaps, the odd Twitter troll who knows no better - who believes that racially abusing people or threatening people is the right way to go. Roy Hodgson

People Better Think Twitter Way Right Way Out Threatening Except Abuse Perhaps Knows Odd Go Who Many Believes Right

I'm a football manager, a football coach; I can't be expected to pontificate on everything. Roy Hodgson

Everything Football Football Coach Expected Manager Pontificate Coach

It wasn't purely Alex Ferguson's experience that made him a good manager, because he did it when he was inexperienced. But if you've got the qualities needed, and then you add experience to it, someone who's been through it, well, that has to be advantageous. There's no doubt about that. Roy Hodgson

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For goal-scorers and centre-forwards, confidence does play a big part. Roy Hodgson

Confidence Big Part Does Big Part Play

The day it becomes impossible for teams like Palace to get results against City, the league might as well just fold up, and we'll do everything on paper. Roy Hodgson

Day Impossible Everything Paper Fold City Results League Like Well Becomes Up Get Just Against Might Teams Palace

It does get hot in England from time to time. Roy Hodgson

Time Hot Does Get From Time To Time England

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