Peter Shilton
Peter Shilton
Peter Leslie Shilton OBEis a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He currently holds the record for playing more games for the England men's team than anyone else, earning 125 caps, and he also holds the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football. The IFFHS ranked Shilton among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth18 September 1949
luck stay-calm needs
The main factor in a penalty shootout is luck again. You need to stay calm and focussed but the biggest thing you need is luck.
fitness stills
I'm still very professional about my fitness. I stay in trim as I always did.
italian spicy spicy-food
I prefer more spicy food to your Italian to be fair.
stuff fans bigs
I'm not a big music fan. Well, I am a big fan, but I'm not the type of person who buys stuff.
memories attitude player
The money is in a different league these days, of course, but I have special memories of the 60s and 70s which players today don't have. There wasn't the same celebrity attitude and media exposure. We had a bit more freedom.
stress talking mental-health
You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that.
motivational soccer believe
You've got to believe you're going to win, and I believe we'll win the World Cup until the final whistle blows and we're knocked out.
people good-man needs
As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business.
years goal england
I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.
soccer way censorship
If you stand still there is only one way to go, and that's backwards.
sports pressure aspect
There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.