Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Andy Cole

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Andrew Alexander Cole is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with Manchester United, who paid a British record transfer fee to sign him from Newcastle United. Cole spent six years with Manchester United and won eight major trophies, including the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999.

English - Athlete | Born: October 15, 1971

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I remember when I was retiring I said to my kids 'I promise you I'll never put on weight' because people always think footballers retire and eat and drink and put on loads of weight.

Andy Cole

When I admitted to myself I was ill, it was tough to accept. I didn't want my family to worry about me.

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I think I have a bright future. I know I have a problem which is going to be with me for the rest of my life, but it's for me to manage it.

Andy Cole

Usually, if you're going to be a manager, you always want to talk about football and be a connoisseur of the game.

Andy Cole

I went through the process of trying to convince myself I was not ill.

Andy Cole

I have had a lot to deal with health wise, nothing is ever plain sailing, that is part and parcel of having a transplant. I have two children who I want to see grow up. It does give you a different outlook on life.

Andy Cole

Obviously I tell myself I'm more than happy for everything that's been given to me. But if I wake up one morning and my kidney decides 'I don't fancy it today', I'm back to square one.

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I think it's very tough to manage a club like United.

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I was depressed after the transplant because it's very tough to understand the trauma you still face. I remember emptying a big bag of medication and just crying and thinking, 'For me to survive another day, this is what I've got to take. For the rest of my life. I'm not sure I can continue.'

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I always knew what Manchester United was about.

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Imagine being the parent of a six or seven-year-old who needs a transplant and there is no match. I understand now what that means.

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I listen to my body but I'm just thankful to be alive so that I can.

Andy Cole

United should have won more than three European Cups. When you look back at some of those semi-final and quarter-final defeats, we could and should have gone on to win the competition.

Andy Cole

I just want to start doing normal things again which I'm missing. Going for a run, playing football.

Andy Cole

I've thoroughly enjoyed my life since I stopped playing. Of course you miss playing now and then, but I've travelled, I still work with Manchester United, I spent more time with my family and watched my kids grow up.

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Don't forget my new kidney is a foreign object. My body attacks it. So I have to take these anti-rejection drugs to stop my body winning.

Andy Cole

I apologise now to everybody for being the way I've been. What I was doing, torturing myself over an illness, is horrible. You push them away because you're trying to quantify what's gone on.

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I will take any opportunity to help others.

Andy Cole

Transplant is a life-changing 'experience. Organ donation transforms lives. It is torture for you, torment for you as an individual in need.

Andy Cole

Of course, not everyone's going to get on but when you crossed that white line it didn't matter. For those 90 minutes it didn't matter what else was going on, we'd do anything to win.

Andy Cole

Dialysis is horrible and left me so tired. I couldn't do it any more, it takes so much out of you. By the end I was tired of being tired. I could sleep 11, 12 or 13 hours a day and still be absolutely knackered.

Andy Cole

You can create space just by standing still.

Andy Cole

I had always looked after myself after I stopped playing.

Andy Cole

Shinji is a quality player but he is not the only one who is finding it hard to get regular football. There are many top players in the squad and there is plenty of competition.

Andy Cole

Regular readers will know I'm a fan of (Cristiano) Ronaldo, and an even bigger fan of the man who's assumed his mantle with quite astonishing success, Wayne Rooney. But Messi is on a higher plain than even that pair.

Andy Cole

I can learn as much from Darius Vassell as he can from me - but he can learn more

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Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Andy Cole

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