Quotes from Steve Bruce

My parents were a huge inspiration to me and a massive part of my life and everything that I have achieved.

I had 235 games for Gillingham in the old Third Division. Everybody associates me with Man United and winning things but I had seven years at Gillingham and 3 at Norwich. One of those years we got relegated. Until I was 30, 31, I hadn't really won anything.

Any Englishman would be extremely proud to be the England manager.

Alan Shearer is a friend of mine and he is entitled to his opinions.

I've said it for a long time that Aston Villa is a special club.

I never thought I'd be in a position like I was at Aston Villa where people weren't going to get paid on a Friday. That's how bad it was. It looks great from the outside but we had huge financial problems for months.

Stats can do anything you wish. When we got the sack at Aston Villa it came out there had only been Man City in that calendar year who had scored more goals than Villa.

A lot of people forget that I played for seven years in the lower divisions; it wasn't always 'this glittering career.' I had to wait a long time and even in the early days at Man U, for three years we didn't win anything.

To manage your country, there's no bigger job.

I think in management, if you lose the drive to succeed you may as well not be in it.

I don't go into management to be liked.

Management, whether you're managing in the lower division or you're right at the top, is about getting the best out of what you've got.