Quotes About Roy Keane

#1. I liked the Paul Ince and Roy Keane partnership Manchester United had. They would have been my team had I moved to England.

Xavi

#2. I will be gutted if Roy does go because I would far rather he stayed at Old Trafford.
(on Roy Keane leaving Manchester United)

Rio Ferdinand

#3. In many ways Roy Keane is bigger than One Direction.

Kevin Kilbane

#4. Roy Keane's like a shark. He has those eyes. You don't know if he is going to buy you a drink or eat you.

Ian Holloway

#5. You look at Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal or Roy Keane at Man United, and they are players that can do everything.

Jamie Redknapp

#6. Roy Keane is Damien, the devil incarnate off the film The Omen. He's evil. Even in training.

Ryan Giggs

#7. He's been like a fresh of breath air.

Roy Keane

#8. I still say the '94 Double team is the best. They could outfight you or outplay you, depending on the way you wanted it. But this side is moving in the same direction.

Roy Keane

#9. I just hope he doesn't frighten the players 'cos they're frigtened enough right now.

Roy Keane

#10. No celebrity bullshit,no self promotion,an amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being

Roy Keane

#11. I am not naive enough to settle for anything less than a reasonable valuation of my worth.

Roy Keane

#12. People say I'm hard, I'm Mr Angry. I'm this, I'm that. I just want to win matches. There's no point going out there and being Mr Nice Guy. We get 55,000 at Old Trafford and I don't think they want fellas going out there and thinking: Ah, if we lose, so what?

Roy Keane

#13. These so-called big stars are people we are supposed to be looking up to. Well they are weak and soft. Priorities have changed in football and they are being dictated to by their wives.

Roy Keane

#14. Happiness is not being afraid.

Roy Keane

#15. The last time I was charged by the FA they had a murder lawyer in against me, so it's going to be a hard case to win.

Roy Keane

#16. Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn sandwich but don't realise what's happening on the pitch

Roy Keane

#17. Hopefully kids will look at me and see that your dreams can come true.

Roy Keane

#18. I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

Roy Keane

#19. When results aren't good the manager gets the sack, that's the game.

Roy Keane

#20. I'm not at Manchester United to keep everyone happy.

Roy Keane

#21. Maybe Gary (Neville) deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.

Roy Keane

#22. I got Robbie's mobile number and rang him. It went to his voicemail: 'Hi, it's Robbie - whazzup!' Like the Budweiser ad. I never called him back. I thought: 'I can't be f****** signing that'.

Roy Keane

#23. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Roy Keane

#24. I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I've ever seen. I don't dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can't find them.

Roy Keane

#25. I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.

Roy Keane

#26. Patrick Vieira is 6 foot 4, and he starts having a go at Gary Neville, so I said 'come on have a go at me,' that's it.

Roy Keane

#27. I hate losing in training, I'm always arguing, having a go at everybody. I take my job very seriously.'

Roy Keane

#28. I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.

Roy Keane

#29. If you love Senegal so much, why don't you play for them?

Roy Keane

#30. Aggression is what I do. I go to war. You don't contest football matches in a reasonable state of mind

Roy Keane

#31. It was Tottenham at home. I thought: 'Please don't go on about Tottenham, we all know what Tottenham are about. They are nice and tidy but we'll f****** do them.' Alex came in and said: 'Lads, it's only Tottenham.' And that was it! Brilliant!

Roy Keane

#32. A lot has been written about my age and my injuries. A lot of people think I'm going to be 94. I'm actually 34 and I feel quite good. I'm sure the fans will judge me on what I do on the pitch, not what I say.

Roy Keane

#33. I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.

Roy Keane

#34. If it had come to a fight, Patrick [Vieira] could probably have killed me.

Roy Keane

#35. People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.

Roy Keane

#36. I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is a result of a love affair between the child and the ball.

Roy Keane

#37. United could soon overtake Arsenal as the chief threat to Chelsea, and defiant Keane vowed: We will keep fighting to the end. We are Manchester United, that is what we do.

Roy Keane

#38. I don't think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell football, never mind understand it.

Roy Keane

#39. Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.

Roy Keane