Graeme Souness Quotes

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

There's obviously games and a history you have with guys that maybe you're a little more fired up to let them know if maybe you beat them on a play.

Playing big teams is something I really enjoy - the bigger the team the better.

You don't really want to play your brother. You want to play your brother in a championship game because not only does someone lose, someone's going to win a championship, too. To me, that's the only time you're really looking to do it.

I love playing against my friend D-Rose.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

But since we've been fighting for first or second place, it's grabbed the media's attention. I enjoy racing them. They are a good team and when you beat them it's something to be proud of.

I'm not in this sport to say a guy can beat me.

It's a Stanley Cup thing. The boys mangle one another for a series, performing all kinds of nasty tricks, then they make nice, shaking soggy hands as the teams shuffle in opposite directions.

A good game will always snatch my attention. No matter the sport, the spirit of competition and audience is nostalgic and relaxing to me.

Football is a sport of emotions, and we have to capture that in our films.

We are playing at home, with full stadiums and passionate fans. It will be very special moment for me.

Playing football, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. That first knock of the game, you are going on kickoff, and you are just trying to smack somebody just as hard as you can. That's how I play baseball. I want to hit you.

There is no drama like the drama on the athletic field.

I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time.

Those big matches, when you go through so much, are the best thing. Those matches are why you play tennis.

Every league game is like the World Cup. The passion... intense, the desire for points.

I remember playing one of our first matches in Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, and I remember that feeling of just being in that iconic venue.

We pretty much have barnburners with every team. There's always new teams, there's always great teams, and you always want to be in the ring with the best.

One thing the Scottish boys want in the changing room is the bragging rights over the English lads.

You turn up to an Ashes series and put everything you can into it.

I kind of press pause when it's a derby, and the season doesn't matter to me anymore; it's all about the derby.

I love playing against England.

I love to compete. No matter what we're doing, it doesn't matter. We could be playing video games or ping pong, and I'm going to get fired up, win, lose or draw.

Everybody wants to beat their former team, and I'm no different.