I had an early taste of fame. I was 20, going out with TV presenter Dani Behr and we’d have paparazzi chasing us. I’m not comfortable being photographed, though I accept it is part of the job. I had to ask myself, ‘What comes first, being a celebrity or footballer?’ Ryan Giggs Read Quote
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. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
I have always considered myself to be very fortunate. To play for the biggest club in the world, which also happens to be the team I supported as a boy, means I have never had to consider changing away from Manchester United. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don’t sleep or eat properly. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
All players have ‘ordinary’ periods in their career and it’s hard to explain why. So at these times, its all about self belief, hard work and hopefully you get the break and your form returns. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
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. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
I’ve always had people come up to me to say that they admire the way I play, and then they tell me they’re not United fans. That’s always been nice. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
Where I grew up, people obviously knew my dad because it’s a small place and he was the top player for Swinton – they’d go and watch him play, see him in the papers, so they knew he was black. Ryan Giggs Read Quote
