With the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup, I will play many games with Spurs. And I’m going to enjoy all the playing time I get.
I do not regret it and I really enjoyed my time at Spurs. I improved a lot playing with big players.
When I signed for Spurs, I was the only black player in the team.
I never was able to be a Lakers fan – I’m more of a Spurs fan.
I worked under a lot of ‘top-class managers at Spurs and had to take over as ‘caretaker a couple of times when things were not going well. I know what’s required.
At Norwich, I was injured, and then I went to Leicester, and I found myself on the bench. But I still used that to my advantage as an experience – I had to do that here at Spurs for a while, be on the bench and wait for my chance. It’s definitely something that’s helped me with my game.
Supporting Spurs is a bit like being in the Labour Party. It’s a labour of love, believe me.
When I left Spurs I was one of the best defenders in the world and had done so much for such a long time with ultimately little reward. I practically kept the club up on my own for two years.
I think I had set-backs, but I still always had that belief that I was going to play for Tottenham Hotspur. Even when I went out on loan to clubs, it was always to come back and be a Spurs player.
As a Spurs fan I’ve watched the games and the rivalries throughout the years, so to play against Arsenal you have the bit between your teeth.
I probably prefer Spanish football to the others. It’s very technical, the way they play; they keep the ball well, and whenever Spurs have played against Spanish teams in the past, they’ve always made it difficult for us.
I had to play on many other teams before I made it on the Spurs. When you make that kind of journey, it only helps you when you get here.
Parents don’t take a baby’s temperature to decide whether the room is too warm; likewise, for global warming, we need a story that spurs us to do what is necessary.
I’ve got to be loyal to Spurs because I’m a Spurs fans, but over the years Arsenal have been ahead of us and got results. It used to burn me watching that.
Everyone wants to play like Spurs. We want to play attractive football, get the ball forward, and create chances with good possession.
That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.
I think seeing someone go from a YouTube series to a Hollywood film spurs people on.
Things are bigger than basketball. The Spurs are great at helping you know that you’re not just at the gym every day to throw a ball around, but you’re here to represent.
In the BA Test Kitchen, I don’t consider my station to be set up until there are at least 50 tasting spoons in the crock on my counter, and when I walk, my spoon-filled pockets jangle like a villain’s spurs in a spaghetti Western.
Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That’s always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that’s what I’ve got to do.
I am a Spurs fan as well, don’t forget.
I do have two wonderful awards from the Western Writers of America, one for ‘Beardance’ and the other for ‘Far North.’ The award is called the Spur, and the plaques really do have spurs on them!
I am jumping to put the Spurs shirt on, but I will have to prove to the coach that I deserve to play.
The Spurs, obviously – you look at an organization like that and say that’s what you want to be consistent, because they’ve become consistent. That’s what you start striving for night in and night out.
I was in the Spurs team and in the Ireland team when I got it and I admit it took its toll on me when I came back. But look, there were many, many people worse off than me.
I have found back at Spurs the pleasure of football.
I was very excited about the possibility of playing for Spurs and in England. I would like to thank the club for their efforts in trying to sign me.
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