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
footballer full playing wants
Every footballer wants to play forever. And if you are going to keep on playing - to enjoy it to the full - you want to win games, and as a result, trophies.
became famous following footballer people
I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.
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,
football waiting olympics
I've put myself forward to be involved. Whether I get picked, we'll have to wait and see. Obviously everybody is excited about it, about the Olympics coming to London and the football being played in different parts of Britain.
soccer football black-and-white
I actually don't feel the years passing, although the younger players make sure to remind me of my age. If there's a clip of Bobby Charlton playing or a game's in black and white they'll ask: Were you playing in that Giggsy?
football league manchester-united
We will go back to playing like Manchester United.
football team talking
I like to let my football do the talking, I'm respectful of other good teams such as Arsenal.
football couple hero
Nelson Mandela is my hero outside of football. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of times. He was really clued up on his football and he knew me, so that was just unbelievable. It really stuck with me.
football successful want
I just want to be as successful as I can in football.
football holiday kids
Where does it stop? You get offered money for your wedding, then for your kids, new houses, holidays... We earn enough from football and sponsorships, why do you need any more?
football careers next
There's never been completion in my football career because I've always been striving for that next thing.
football games goal
If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.
nice nicer rivalry teams
The rivalry between the two teams is massive, so it's always nice to play them and even nicer to win.
england luck producing
England got the luck this time, but if we keep producing performances like that it'll come our way,