Peter Shilton Quotes


Peter Shilton

I noticed I`d lost strength in my legs so I`ve been doing some work to build them back up. I do a lot of running, stretching and ball work.

The main factor in a penalty shoot-out is luck again. You need to stay calm and focussed but the biggest thing you need is luck.

You can never turn the clock back and, since we`re talking about mental health, I would stress that.

Being fit will keep you mentally sharp and people forget that.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

There have always been card schools at football clubs and always will be.

In my mind, maybe it was bit of uncertainty about what was going to happen although eventually, of course, I did get into management.

As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what`s going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business.

The money is in a different league these days, of course, but I have special memories of the 60s and 70s which players today don`t have. There wasn`t the same celebrity attitude and media exposure. We had a bit more freedom.

If you stand still there is only one way to go, and that`s backwards.

I`m still very professional about my fitness. I stay in trim as I always did.

Revie said there was nothing between me and Ray yet he never gave me a chance to show what I could do.

You`ve got to believe that you`re going to win, and I believe we`ll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we`re knocked out.

There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.






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