You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don't sleep or eat properly. Ryan Giggs bigeatgame Change image and share on social
He was a professional rugby player in the area that I played as a youngster. So a lot of people who I went to school with knew who he was and knew that he was black. So I would get racist taunts in school. Ryan Giggs areablackknow share on social
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. Ryan Giggs eatfluctuatelate Change image and share on social
I'm not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. Ryan Giggs acceptcomfortablejob Change image and share on social
I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse. Ryan Giggs badlydayfamous share on social
I just want to be as successful as I can in football. Ryan Giggs footballsuccessful Change image and share on social
I had my footballing heroes such as Bryan Robson and Diego Maradona but my dad was a rugby league star, and he was my real hero. But the relationship with my mum was rocky and we saw things that would affect any youngster. Ryan Giggs affectbryandad share on social
It's not just the players, it's the culture. Sometimes it's the people around them; the people who are looking after them - the money they're given. Some of the families give up their jobs and live off their sons. That would never have happened 10 years ago. Ryan Giggs agoculturefamily share on social
All players have 'ordinary' periods in their career and it's hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns. Ryan Giggs beliefbreakcareer Change image and share on social
What you've got to realise is that footballers, and me in particular, have seen everything in the changing room. Everything. I've seen the manager kicking off with the players, the players kicking off with him, players fighting each other, managers fighting, everything. Ryan Giggs changefightfootballer share on social
