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"I fought back, got injured again and I had to have another operation. I got down and depressed and I think I was drinking more than I should. Well, I know I was."
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"Well, I did know - but I just wanted the day to pass and the next day to come and then I wanted that one to pass. It was a horrible cycle. I felt so close to having to pack the game in."
Depression

"I thought I did well for someone who has been out for 10 or 11 months. Then I was sub against Liverpool and tried to play for the guys and work on my fitness."
Fitness

"I fought back, got injured again and I had to have another operation. I got down and depressed and I think I was drinking more than I should. Well, I know I was."
Alcohol

"I'll tell you the truth: I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful."
Alcohol

"At the end of it, I'll maybe do a coaching badge but I'm not going to get forced into things."
Coach

"I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why."
Learning

"I never predict anything, and I never will."
Will

"I've got a bit of money in the bank. I'm quite comfortable."
Money

"I like to help create team spirit in the dressing room. I feel that I've got loads of love to give."
Love

"If the fans want me out, I'll put my hands up and leave. Like a proper man. I won't make excuses, I'll leave."
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"I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing this, what are the possibilities?' And slowly it dawned on me that it was maybe worth the risk."
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"It's absolutely absurd to even consider voting on Sunday alcohol sales. I am opposed to alcohol period. It doesn't do anybody any good in the long run. It's a dangerous drug."
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"I'm a big fan of the effects of alcohol."
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"This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler."
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"You got to realise that when I was 20 years old, I had a house, a Mercedes, a Corvette and a million dollars in the bank before I could buy alcohol legally."
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"I would never have discovered alcohol."
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"Drugs, alcohol and ego. They are a bad mix."
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"The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was... good."
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"In Irena's head the alcohol plays a double role: it frees her fantasy, encourages her boldness, makes her sensual, and at the same time it dims her memory. She makes love wildly, lasciviously, and at the same time the curtain of oblivion wraps her lewdness in an all-concealing darkness. As if a poet were writing his greatest poem with ink that instantly disappears."
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"Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers."
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