Bruce Grobbelaar

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The surname Grobbelaar is roughly translated in English from original Dutch as 'clumsy,' so I think I was struggling from the start to rid myself of the clown tag that plagued me throughout my career.
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People think that because I was at Liverpool for such a long time - in a period where the club was very successful - that it was bliss all the way.
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We were taught in school that there was a fundamental difference between black people and white people - that we were superior.
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I had a couple of agents, but then I went on my own. I thought I could negotiate my own deals and it was probably my biggest mistake.
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I coached five clubs in South Africa and I was successful with them.
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Growing up in Africa teaches you to become patient.
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In the Eighties I was brash. I said things and it upset a lot of people.
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Going through my time as a coach in Zimbabwe and in South Africa, I know for a fact if there is anything dodgy in a game, look at the three people in black. They are the catalyst.
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Souness could do everything.
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Roma must have been mad to sell Mo Salah. Either that or they really needed the money.
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Looking back and knowing what I do, I believe the people who started the initial surge at Heysel were not Liverpool fans.
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I still have dreams about Hillsborough. Well, nightmares, anyway.
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I like to be in big open spaces with high skies.
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Cash is king in Africa.
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In this day and age, in modern goalkeeping, if you come out and you catch the ball and you get smacked, you're going to get the foul.
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I joined the Rhodesian army in 1975, having trained for six weeks outside Bulawayo.
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Liverpool manager Bob Paisley signed me from Crewe in 1981. We were the champions in my first season and I went on to win many honours.
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The biggest memory I have is the 1984 European Cup final against Roma and my 'spaghetti legs' routine during the penalty shoot-out that won us the trophy. People said I was being disrespectful to their players, but I was just testing their concentration under pressure. I guess they failed that test.
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I would never do anything to let my fans down.
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The Britons bankrupted me. I came to their country with £10 in my pocket and they gave me £1 back. But in between I had one hell of a ride.
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Greed is the worst thing.
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I don't talk to scum.
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If players' hearts aren't in it, they can jump in the Mersey as far as I'm concerned.
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I dream of going to coach in Europe and England once I have done my apprenticeship here in Africa.
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I'm in the gym every morning.
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You know, the one thing you never lose as a sportsman is your competitiveness.
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If you're going to do a spaghetti legs routine where else but in Rome to do it. The home of spaghetti!
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Rotation should be natural and changes should be made only when there are injuries and suspensions.
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An injured Gerrard is still better than many fully-fit players.
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Petr Cech is one of the finest goalkeepers I have seen and he has proved that in the Premier League.
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I will never apologise for laughing at life and enjoying football.
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Losing a game is not a tragedy after experiencing border raids and having to eat beetles because you are out of rations.
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That's a question mark everyone's asking
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