Rio Ferdinand quotes

Rio Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer, widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. As a central figure for clubs like Manchester United and the England national team, he amassed numerous titles and accolades. He now works as a television pundit and is known for his contributions to sports media. Here are 23 of his quotes:

I set myself high standards on the pitch and I know I have not always lived up to them this season. (Rio Ferdinand)
You are always flattered when big clubs are interested in you. View quote
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I've heard people say it looks as if I don't care and I've certainly read that, but the way I play is natural. I don't think I can change it. I know I'm working as hard as the next man, even if it doesn't always look that way. View quote
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Football is the most important thing in my life, but I do have a life outside football and this is one part. The TV, the music, the fashion - it all goes to make up Rio Ferdinand. View quote
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It was wicked meeting Nelson Mandela. View quote
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Nobody wants to be associated with failing to qualify for the World Cup finals. I cannot imagine the shame of it. View quote
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It hit me like a thunderbolt! View quote
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If any player has a bad game it's there in the back of your mind in the next game. There's always a hangover. It is like a wounded animal in a way, as you want to get out there as quick as possible and rectify it. View quote
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People think we don't give a toss about the game, but when I walked out of Windsor Park that night I felt lower than a snake's belly. The reality is still there. View quote
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If we had a starting XI that no one could argue about it wouldn't say a lot for English football. We'd probably be on a downward spiral. It's good that people have different ideas about who should play. View quote
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Gary Neville is the club captain but has been injured for the best part of a year now - and Giggsy's taken on the mantlepiece. (Rio Ferdinand)
His temperament is always there to be questioned because he plays on the edge. That is just the way he plays.It is a cliche but if you took that edge away from Wayne he wouldn't be the same player and I would rather have the Wayne Rooney we have now. View quote
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If you come out with racist comments, then I believe you shouldn't be allowed to come to a football match. Don't be so narrow minded, you're bigger than that. View quote
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My name was out there in the public arena for people to make assumptions on why I missed a drugs test. That stigma is something that may never go away. I go out there and play for the fans and for my family and for myself and to have that taken away from me in such a way was disheartening and something that really did shock me. I'm man enough to admit that I did cry. View quote
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You want to come home from a tournament with a winner's medal. That's not the fans or the media putting us under pressure, that's the pressure we put ourselves under. View quote
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I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here. View quote
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There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen. View quote
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There is a hangover from a defeat like Denmark - ask any player about when they've had a bad game, it's still in there somewhere in the back of your mind. View quote
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Most professional players are their own biggest critics. Some of the things you read in the papers that strike you as bang out of order will already have been thought by the players themselves. View quote
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Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win. View quote
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No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of football and let England's fans down. We are bothered. (Rio Ferdinand)
I didn't expect to be dropped by England. View quote
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I was disappointed it wasn't reported that I said Rio Ferdinand was the best defender in the world. View quote
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Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand - Image
Photo: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Athlete
Born: November 7, 1978
Quotes count: 23
Wikipedia: Rio Ferdinand

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