Money, or even power, can never yield happiness unless it be accompanied by the goodwill of others.
He's disappeared to Azerbaijan, or somewhere ridiculous in the world.
David Bentley has got balls - and plenty of them
Lionel Messi is the most amazing player I have ever seen.
If you can't pass the ball properly, a bowl of pasta's not going to make that much difference!
Scholes was playing tiki-taka football when nobody in England knew what it was. He was another of those players, like Denis Law or Bobby Moore, who at 15 probably looked as if he wouldn't make it. Too small, you would think - can't run, dumpy little ginger nut - but then the ball would come to him and he would dazzle you. He was the best footballer in that Manchester United midfield, better than Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane.
We've got sports scientists who insist it's important for the lads to eat after games to refuel, even if it's 2am. I used to refuel after games at West Ham until half past three in the morning in a different way - but then I'm old school.
To embrace luck, you have to enhance your tolerance for ambiguity.
Many stop short of a divine encounter because they are satisfied with good theology. The word of God is to lead us to the God of the word.
It's impossible to feel sad or have any negative feeling when you're grateful. If you're in the midst of a difficult situation, look for something to be grateful for.
If a man is known by the company he keeps, so also his character is reflected in the books he reads.