Paul Scholes Quotes

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Opportunity knocked. My doorman threw him out.

I think you have to be in the right place at the right time. And understand that and know when it is your time and how you react to it and how you respond to it.

When good things come along, you end up saying yes to them. Because they're rare.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

There's times when one play makes the whole difference, one calls makes the whole difference. And tonight it was that call.

Life is all in the setup. A lot of people think I got the world handed to me, and I let them think exactly that whilst they handed me the world.

If you can't be present when the time comes, then you may miss the opportunity.

A podium is always possible if you are in the right place at the right time.

You just have to be prepared because in the Premier League, you are not always going to have more than once chance to score. When it comes your way, you have to be ready to take that chance. If you're not calm, you know it might not come again.

The keen spirit seizes the prompt occasion.

When the right moment appears, the key is to not let it pass.

One door shuts, and another one opens, and you just kind of follow that path. My path has been a little curvy, but it is what it is. It's all good.

You get a new year, you get a new start, you get a new opportunity.

There's games you try one field goal, and if you miss that one field goal you'll feel like crap for the whole rest of the week... It doesn't do you any good.

I've always just wanted one shot, because you can turn that into something.

That's what you dream about. How you not going to think about making the big play, the game-changing play?

Sometimes life throws you a shortcut. You either take it, or you continue the way you were going.

I am taking each game as it comes, enjoying it and taking that little bit of extra time to look around a full stadium, because I know it's not going to last forever. But I will try and make it last as long as possible.

I need to take everything one step at a time. If I think about that too much, I'll miss this amazing experience.

It's one of the things that I tend to do, make the right decision, right time, and get the right reactions and capitalize on it.

If I stay patient in the offense, shots will come.

There are definitely times during a game when you need someone to step up and make a play.

There are always crucial, decisive players in every side who make the difference and do not necessarily depend on others.

The big plays will come.