Mark Hughes

Athlete

1963-11-01

Quotes by Mark Hughes

• Football's become a non-contact sport, and that's spoiled a lot of the fun for a lot of the people, including spectators.

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• The perception is that the Stoke players were one-dimensional: that they could only play in a certain way, and that was the top and bottom of their capabilities.

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• I would like to think that during my time at Stoke - and other clubs I was at - I was always a manager that wanted to play in the right way, with purpose, with drive, and to try to dictate to the opposition if you could.

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• The four and a half years I had at Stoke is something I will always look back on with pride because it was a huge achievement. To be able to last in a high profile job as long as I did showed that, for the most part, I did a decent job there.

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• They say that pace is the first thing to go, but my game was never based on pace. It was about strength and power and withstanding challenges and getting in the right position.

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• When I first signed schoolboy forms for United, as a midfield player, I felt for a while that I was just treading water.

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• Competing in the Premier League is more difficult than winning trophies in plenty of countries abroad.

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• I always wanted to win, but I only used to get upset if I hadn't done myself and the people around me proud - that was my motivation for always wanting to do better.

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• As a player, I had no idea whatsoever about getting a team ready for a game, what it entails.

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• As a player, you just pick up your kit, go out, and train or wait for the ref to blow the whistle.

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