Top 35 Quotes by Alan Hansen

I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go.

I only started concentrating on football as a career when I left school at 18. I played golf for the Scottish and British boys' teams.

I hear people saying 'the way the game should be played'. Rubbish. That's the worst saying in football. You win the game, then worry about the way it should be played.

I was born in a mining village, and you either played football or played football. If you didn't play, there was something wrong with you.

I don't think anyone enjoyed it. Apart from the people who watched it.

People say I'm bad at a lot of things. One I agree with is that I'm a bad driver.

The scar on my forehead is from running through a plate-glass panel when I was 15. I had 27 stitches, which took two hours.

Andy Gray is a great pundit and a great co-commentator. I couldn't co-commentate for love nor money. I've tried but I just can't do it, so as an all-rounder I'd say Andy's much better than I am.

I think the reality is that, that money was probably badly spent.

Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again.