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Ryan Giggs
Welsh
Athlete
Born:
Nov 29
,
1973
Black
Football
Money
Myself
People
You
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I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.
Ryan Giggs
Conversation
Hide
Wish
Seek
Make
Am
Nor
Subject
Origins
As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine.
Ryan Giggs
Life
Year
Every
Thousands
Exactly
Exactly What
Step
Footballer
Sadly
Without
Accidentally
Children
Legs
Happens
Use
Imagine
Too much money at a young age, it just takes your eye off the ball. And you're not as hungry as players used to be. You think you've made it before you've done anything.
Ryan Giggs
You
Age
Money
Too Much
Made
Before
Young
Think
Too
Too Much Money
Hungry
Eye
Takes
Ball
Off
Done
Just
Young Age
Anything
Much
Your
Used
Players
It's not just the players, it's the culture. Sometimes it's the people around them; the people who are looking after them - the money they're given. Some of the families give up their jobs and live off their sons. That would never have happened 10 years ago.
Ryan Giggs
Culture
People
Money
Sometimes
Looking
Live
Jobs
Would
Some
Give
Given
Never
Sons
Around
Years
Years Ago
Off
Up
Families
Just
After
Happened
Them
Who
Players
What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything.
Ryan Giggs
Me
You
Seen
Fighting
Other
Changing
Everything
Kicking
Footballers
Particular
Him
Got
Off
Manager
Managers
Realise
Room
Each
Players
I like to let my football do the talking, I'm respectful of other good teams such as Arsenal.
Ryan Giggs
Good
Other
Respectful
Football
Like
Talking
Arsenal
Teams
I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we'd have paparazzi chasing us. I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, 'What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?'
Ryan Giggs
Myself
Job
Chasing
First
Paparazzi
Though
Out
TV
Photographed
Had
Part
Footballer
Accept
Comfortable
Fame
Celebrity
Taste
Going
Being
Ask
Us
Early
Presenter
Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?
Ryan Giggs
You
Money
Enough
Earn
Kids
Wedding
More
Football
New
Houses
Does
Offered
Get
Any
Stop
Where
Holidays
Then
Your
Why
Need
I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster.
Ryan Giggs
Relationship
Hero
Heroes
Rugby
Saw
Would
Bryan
Had
He
League
Real
Affect
Rocky
Diego
Any
Youngster
Dad
Star
Mum
Things
You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don't sleep or eat properly.
Ryan Giggs
You
Game
Yourself
Big
Eat
Properly
Up
Get
Afterwards
Then
Prepared
Sleep
There's never been completion in my football career because I've always been striving for that next thing.
Ryan Giggs
Completion
Striving
Never
Football
Because
Always
Been
Next
Next Thing
Thing
Career
I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United.
Ryan Giggs
Myself
World
Club
Changing
Consider
Considered
Never
Had
Supported
Also
Boy
Always
Very
Manchester
Manchester United
Biggest
Happens
Which
Means
Fortunate
Team
United
Away
Play
I've always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they're not United fans. That's always been nice.
Ryan Giggs
Me
People
Fans
Nice
Way
Say
Tell
Admire
Had
Come
Always
Been
Up
Then
United
Play
My dad played rugby, so I used to watch a lot of rugby union and rugby league.
Ryan Giggs
Rugby
League
Lot
Used
Union
Dad
Played
Watch
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