Best 16 quotes of David Pleat on MyQuotes

A game is not won until it is lost.

Eighty per cent of teams who score first in matches go on to win them. But they may draw some - or occasionally lose.

For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls

He is an interesting player - short back legs.

He's had a lovely career for the talent he's got.

I feel like a drunken man who doesn't have a drink.

I'm not too sure how much you get for winning the Champion's League, but it's definitely 10 million euros.

I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value.

I was inbred into the game by my father

Of course, Steven Gerrard is one of only a few Liverpool players who never get left out by Rafa; and even he doesn't always get picked.

Sammy Lee is another inbred player

There's always been a fierce rivalry between Spurs and Tottenham.

There's too much - I don't know what the word is - scientology in the game.

When you've got a mountain to climb you may as well throw everything into the kitchen sink.

Winning isn't the end of the world

You know sometimes football turns on the slightest biscuit of good fortune.