Quotes

[on being awarded the OBE] I am very proud that I have made a contribution. It's been acknowledged and lots of people around the world will be very pleased as my family is and I am too.

As a Corinthian aesthete, I value the game above the prize, beauty above all else. I fear money has devalued this quest. In days of yore, teams would blaze away, attack like Panzers and simply thrill. Spurs of 1961 swashbuckled with Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, Danny Blanchflower and co. In a nutshell, the players revelled. Now it's "close 'em down", retaliate before they do, win ugly.

He had lots of imitators, the one and only Jimmy Savile.

I've made underachieving an achievement, I've raised mediocrity to a fine art. Don't let it fool anyone. I set out to enjoy myself and I've been so lucky that a lot of people have said, well, if he's enjoying himself, so am I.

I've never been content, I've always thought I could do better.