The 44+ Ryan Giggs Quotes

I Actually Don't Feel The Years Passing, Although The Younger Players Make Sure To Remind Me Of My Age. If There's A Clip Of Bobby Charlton Playing Or A Game's In Black And White They'll Ask: Were You Playing In That Giggsy?

My Dad Played Rugby, So I Used To Watch A Lot Of Rugby Union And Rugby League.

Every One Is Special. Especially After The Disappointment Of Last Year, Losing Out On The Last Day, It Is A Great Achievement By The Lads.

My Weight Doesn't Really Fluctuate, But I Make Sure I Don't Eat Late At Night. It's About Making Sure I'm Right Physically Because Mentally I'm Ok.

Looking At Me From The Outside, It Is Not Very Obvious, I Know Half My Family Is Black And I Feel Close To Their Culture And Their Color.

Many Players Want To Make As Much Money As They Can And Change Teams For Ten Grand. How Is That Going To Make Much Difference To Their Lives?

I've Put Myself Forward To Be Involved. Whether I Get Picked, We'll Have To Wait And See. Obviously Everybody Is Excited About It, About The Olympics Coming To London And The Football Being Played In Different Parts Of Britain.

Where I Grew Up, People Obviously Knew My Dad Because It's A Small Place And He Was The Top Player For Swinton - They'd Go And Watch Him Play, See Him In The Papers, So They Knew He Was Black.

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.

A Lot Of People Don't Know That My Father Is Black

In My Career, There've Been Three Stages Really. There's Been The Stage When You Come Into A Team, You Don't Feel The Nerves, You Just Go Out And Play. Then Through Your 20s You Start Thinking A Lot More About The Games And What's At Stake. And Then, As You Get More Experienced Towards The End Of Your Career, You Enjoy It A Lot More And You're A Lot More Relaxed.

There's Never Been Completion In My Football Career Because I've Always Been Striving For That Next Thing. You Listen To People Who Have Finished And Nothing Replaces Playing, But I'm Still Excited About Not Having To Put My Body Through What I've Put It Through. And Not Feeling The Disappointment That I Feel.