Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs, OBE is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the co-owner of Salford City. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United. The son of rugby league player Danny Wilson, Giggs was born in Cardiff but moved to Manchester at the age of six when his father joined Swinton RLFC...
NationalityWelsh
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 November 1973
riding
There is now still something riding on it.
bigger england enjoy full house lad millennium stadium versus
As a young lad you go out and enjoy it, you have no fears, ... England versus Wales, a full house at the Millennium Stadium - you just don't get any bigger than that.
impressed influence
Some said he had too much influence, but I don't agree. He impressed me from the start.
plenty
No. We have plenty of inspiration of our own.
proudly records stage
Records are not important to me at this stage and I don't consciously think about them, but they are something I will be able to look back on proudly when I have finished.
door kept knocked knocking search wrong
He just kept on knocking on door after door in search of Lee's place. And every wrong one made him more angry. Finally, when he knocked on the right door, he was volcanic.
asking boat couple pushed settled three took
That disappointed me at the time. I had pushed the boat out by asking for three more years - but in the end we settled on two and that only took a couple of meetings.
black close culture family half looking
Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know but half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their colour.
against captain country game great lead playing vocal
Being captain is great for me personally, not only to captain the country but in such a big game as well, and playing against your team-mates. I'm not a vocal captain, like other people. I just try to lead by example.
confident football great heard result shocked
They'll be confident after such a great win, I was shocked when I heard the result but it's international football and anything can happen,
certainly given keeper main stability
The main thing you want with a keeper is stability and Edwin has certainly given us that,
career lucky major maybe missing playing shots won
I am lucky to have won so much, and the one thing missing in my career is playing in a major championships. I have maybe got two more shots at that,
color black half
Looking at me from the outside, it is not very obvious, I know half my family is black and I feel close to their culture and their color.
disappointment years achievement
Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.