17 Sheffield Quotes for You to Enjoy

I never picked up a guitar as a kid, partly because my dad didn't want the noise in our little back-to-back in Sheffield. Joe Cocker

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I had a dialect coach from the Royal Shakespeare Company who was from Sheffield. Michelle Visage

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I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games. Sebastian Coe

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As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't actually have to talk to people and feel awkward. And of course, as we all know from fairy stories, when you achieve that ambition, you find out you don't want it. Jarvis Cocker

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I really got my money's worth from colleges in Sheffield and Rotherham because I kept dropping out, and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do at first, like a lot of teenagers. Sean Bean

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I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister. David Blunkett

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In Sheffield, we need support from the community and for the community. We need integration with no loss of heritage, and a clear appreciation of what is and is not acceptable. David Blunkett

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Hopefully, one day I'll get to play for Sheffield United in the Premier League; hopefully, that's a dream that can come true. They put a lot of faith in me, and hopefully I can finish my career there, just to say thank you. Kyle Walker

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It's the worst feeling in the world - to lose in the first round at Sheffield and then have to go home - because it's such a long tournament, and it's hard to avoid it. It's on the TV all day every day, and if I lost, I didn't want to be anywhere near snooker. Stephen Hendry

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When I didn't retain the world title after my first win, which no one's ever done, I was gutted and made my driver take me home straight away. We travelled through the night, and I didn't say a word all the way from Sheffield to South Queensferry. Stephen Hendry

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You can go back into equestrianism any time - we've got a yard back home in Sheffield, and the horses are still there. They're just on hold for the moment. I can't ride and play football; it's too much of a risk. Millie Bright

Dave Bassett was a key influence on me, the way he treated and talked to people. Wimbledon and Sheffield United were quite direct sides and he got the best out of what he had, but he was an innovator. Chris Wilder

Certainly Sheffield United have been a good fit for me. Chris Wilder

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And my favourite new songwriter is Joe Banfi from Sheffield. He's dark, edgy, serene and beautiful. Ben Lovett

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