Paul Scholes Quotes

My sign is Leo. A Leo has to walk with pride. When he takes a step, he has to put his foot down. You walk into a room and you want people to know your presence, without you doing anything.

When I walked down the ramp and stood in the ring, I made other big guys look small.

I feel like I own the stage.

I started out as a football player. I liked to inflict pain. In basketball, it was the same thing.

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong.

I want to be strong, dominant. Like Wilt Chamberlain.

There's ego in all of us rugby players.

Can I jump over two or three guys like I used to? No. Am I as fast as I used to be? No, but I still have the fundamentals and smarts. That's what enables me to still be a dominant player. As a kid growing up, I never skipped steps. I always worked on fundamentals because I know athleticism is fleeting.

There's a physicality and confidence to Americans; they're very present. That's something I enjoy being around because it rubs off on you.

I see that I have, as part of my stock in trade, a very regal personality and carriage. I see that I have a kind of strength, a kind of command, and a kind of power that one would associated with a monarch.

I want my opponents to look at me across the net and just not want to play me because I look so fit and amazing and strong. So that's always my goal.

Maybe the best example of the unmuscled hero is Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca.' Bogart was 15 years older than Ingrid Bergman, and it did not matter at all. He had the experience, the confidence, the internal strength that can only come with age.

I've never been uncomfortable being a frontman.

I love the body language of the women cricketers and the attitude with which they carry themselves.

I've always prided myself on being a football player.

I know I am a good goalkeeper, and I've shown that a lot.

I like a guy with a little edge. I mean, I played with Warren Sapp.

Don't try to kid yourself that your game is about pace if it isn't. If you're a big guy like me you need to look at how similarly built players use that physical presence to influence a game. Accept that your build may have some limitations - but plenty of plus points too.

At Kentucky, you have to be a competitor. If you're not, you're going to look weak. You're going to look like you don't belong.

I've always been a physical player.

I'm around 6'4' and 240 pounds. So I rarely feel that intimidated by other men. But I've got to give it up to Terry Bradshaw. That guy is a complete bulldog.

I think I was the most natural, charismatic player who ever lifted a cue.

I love the physicality of an offensive lineman.

Wrestling is a hard sport, but it's only a sport.

Names that come to mind that I've learned from are Tom Brady - the way he gets the ball out and is so decisive. You can tell he is in total control out there. Another name is Aaron Rodgers, and how he's in total command. And also, Cam Newton, the way he has fun. I love that part of it.