Welsh - Athlete | September 8, 1969 - November 27, 2011
Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
Gary Speed
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Goal scoring is a recurring theme. If you aren't scoring then you aren't going to win games. That's obvious.
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Everyone tells me to play as long as you can. Sometimes, it goes in one ear and out the other.
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A lot of people still disregard something like yoga. I would have as a young player. I would have been too busy playing golf or something.
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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
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I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.
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Everyone I know is fervently proud to be Welsh but you try not to be preachy about it. It's difficult at times. But when I go home to north Wales, or to somewhere I've never been in south Wales, I still feel at home because I'm in Wales. It's hard to explain.
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You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.
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I had a lot of times with Wales as well when we were getting beat - and beaten well - and you learn to deal with it. You learn that next time it happens, you roll your sleeves up and give everything for the team.
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If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
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I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.
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What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.
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