Top 17 Quotes & Sayings by David Seaman

Sometimes you're playing two or three times a week.

I'm always calling people 'mate.'

I've always liked long hair. My dad's always had long hair, but he always tells me, 'I never had it in a ponytail.' And I say to him, 'You weren't an England goalie either, were ya.'

Since Abramovich took over, look at how many trophies Chelsea have won.

I'll never go round slagging Arsenal off, because I've had 13 fantastic years there.

There was one time when we were getting beat at Highbury, and our assistant manager Pat Rice came in shouting. Arsene, in front of all of us, just went 'Pat! Sit down and be quiet!'

I would love to have been a golfer or any individual sportsman.

What are the targets at Arsenal? Are they to be a successful business or a successful team?

One of the strangest things that used to happen at half time was that you'd come in, and you would have to sit down and be quiet. Get your drink, your energy bars or whatever, and sit down.

Players playing with a lot of confidence can achieve great things.

Golf and fishing. I usually do both at least once a week. The biggest fish I've ever caught was a 36 lb. carp.

I think I chose wisely. When it came down to it, I knew I was a better goalkeeper than I was a bowler.

People think I'm laid back, but there's a lot going on in my head.

A lot of new signings find it difficult to settle because they don't realise how fast and how physical it is and how fast the games come round.

In the dressing room before kick off, Arsene won't say a lot.

Massive, massive mentality. The mental strength, you've just got to have that because you get a lot of stick, as a goalkeeper you're the last line of defence. When a goal goes in everyone looks at you, you've got to be able to deal with that. If you make a mistake, it could be a bad mistake, how are you going to recover? Are you going to react positively or are you just going to cave in?

I will never forget my first game for England at the World Cup, It was against Turkey... no I mean Tunisia.