Gary Speed
Gary Speed
Gary Andrew Speed, MBEwas a Welsh professional footballer and manager...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth8 September 1969
CityMancot, Wales
commitment flag matter patriotism showy wrapping
I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team.
hard home north somewhere south welsh
Everyone I know is fervently proud to be Welsh but you try not to be preachy about it. It's difficult at times. But when I go home to north Wales, or to somewhere I've never been in south Wales, I still feel at home because I'm in Wales. It's hard to explain.
caps enjoyed great minute won
I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.
Everyone tells me to play as long as you can. Sometimes, it goes in one ear and out the other.
believe
You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.
again change played time wales
If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer.
country great manager obviously
If you've got aspirations to be a manager or coach, obviously coaching your country would be a great honour.
recurring scoring
Goal scoring is a recurring theme. If you aren't scoring then you aren't going to win games. That's obvious.
everybody nature
Everybody makes mistakes, but when goalkeepers make them, it is costly. That's the nature of being a goalkeeper.
seems
When everything is going wrong, it seems like nothing goes right
disregard people playing
A lot of people still disregard something like yoga. I would have as a young player. I would have been too busy playing golf or something.
criticise patriotic smaller
I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
What's important is Welsh football and that it progresses.
I didn't want to leave Newcastle, but that's football.