Gary Lineker was born in England on November 30th, 1960.
In his youth he played for Leicester City.
During his senior career he played for Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham and Nagoya Grampus.
He played 80 games for England and scored 48 goals as a striker.
“What you learn is that you can’t please everyone all the time.”- Gary Lineker
“You’ve got no chance of reaching the top if you’re just playing for money.”- Gary Lineker
“World Cups can be career-defining.”- Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker- Former Footballer (Nitty Gritty)
“You never know how long a player has left, especially with strikers. Once you turn 30, as a striker, you are usually on the way down, and playing from the age of 16, at such a high level, has to take its toll.”- Gary Lineker
“People have no idea how hard football is, absolutely no idea. It’s all about pace. You can say, Yeah, you’ve got speed of thought’ – but you’ve got to have a little bit of a zip.”- Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker- Former Footballer (What set him apart)
“The Leicester story is great for the game in England. It’s great for the appreciation of the Premier League.”- Gary Lineker
“When you’re winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those criticisms of players can backfire.”- Gary Lineker
“I’ve had hundreds of requests from journalists all over the world asking me to speak about Leicester, which is astonishing. It’s captured the imagination.”- Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker- Former Footballer (Final Thoughts)
In my day, I wasn’t the best footballer, but I was the best goalscorer for two or three years.”- Gary Lineker
