"I can look back and think 'I'm just one of the luckiest people in the world'." On his career "Fail to prepare, prepare to fail." "Even in the dressing room afterwards, I had no remorse. My attitude was, fuck him. What goes around comes around. He got his just rewards. He fucked me over and my attitude is an eye for an eye."

“When results aren’t good the manager gets the sack, that’s the game.” – For all his brilliance as a player, this one probably hurts these days. “The last time I was charged by the FA they had a murder lawyer in against me, so it’s going to be a hard case to win.” – Keane always liked a challenge.