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Gordon Strachan quotes

Scottish Athlete February 9, 1957

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Gordon Strachan quote: "You need responsibility in life."
You need responsibility in life. Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan quote: "It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of..."
It took me 35 years of being involved at a decent level of football to become manager at a great club like Celtic. Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan quote: "I've been in football a long time and people have problems..."
I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family. Gordon Strachan
I'm afraid that this is me getting on my high horse now but we have yob television, yob newspapers, and funny enough whereas it was my mum and dad, school, police, church who used to set the standards, now it's tabloids and yob television who set the standards by which people live. Gordon Strachan
I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve. Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan quote: "All the really good players I know, they all knew right from..."
All the really good players I know, they all knew right from wrong. So many of them don't learn that at home nowadays. Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan quote: "Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good..."
Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players. Gordon Strachan
Fitness is a curve. You can be Lance Armstrong, or you can be really out of shape at the opposite end. People enter the curve wherever they are and then they can move up the curve, by better nutrition and better exercise. Gordon Strachan
I'm a better coach now than when I joined Celtic. The longer you stay in any job, the better you become. If you lose your drive, your enthusiasm, your imagination, that experience is no good. Gordon Strachan
Do I miss football in Scotland? It keeps you really alive, that's for sure. Your heartbeat fluctuates. I'm flatlining at the moment which is actually quite nice but you need to go up and down to stay alive. Gordon Strachan
People think I've got a problem with the press. Actually I have no problem with the press, but just like in football there are a handful who cause problems because they're disrespectful, they're lazy, and above all - and this is what really gets to me - they haven't worked hard to get there. Gordon Strachan
I get the feeling a lot of politicians are there to help themselves financially, first and foremost. I don't really need to do that, and I thought if I could do something for sport in Scotland, that would be really fulfilling. Gordon Strachan
I think what I've actually achieved as a manager does sometimes get a bit overlooked, because all people think about is the media side of things. They tend to forget I've not done so bad. Gordon Strachan
Gordon Strachan quote: "I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become..."
I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe! jump of a bridge. Gordon Strachan
I did think there were one or two referees who had a personal thing against me. It wasn't them versus Celtic - it was them against me! I just think they wanted to take me on. Gordon Strachan

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