My mother really wanted me to go to school and to university, but I was adamant that I wanted to be a football player. Peter Schmeichel More Quotes by Peter Schmeichel More Quotes From Peter Schmeichel In football you sometimes have beauty and cruelty together. Peter Schmeichel together sometimes football Everyone of us should emulate him. We can all learn from Paul Scholes. Peter Schmeichel scholes paul-scholes should I admire David De Gea. I cannot remember anyone coming into Manchester United and being criticised the way he was. He was the subject of every debate in the media. You haven’t seen De Gea defend himself in the media or shifting the blame elsewhere. He just gets on with it. Peter Schmeichel shifting media way At Manchester United, you can have a bad day, and the supporters understand. Even in a crunch game, you can have a bad result, and they still back the team. Peter Schmeichel day game you team If you're mentally ready, you're willing to go the extra mile. Peter Schmeichel extra-mile go you ready You will not get anywhere if you are not a great team. It's simple. Peter Schmeichel great you team simple People remember the treble in 1999 as if we only had to turn up to collect three trophies. But on that cup run, we were 1-0 down against Liverpool going into injury time, and we turned it around to win 2-1. And everyone remembers the Champions League final in Barcelona, where the same thing happened. Peter Schmeichel win time remember people Change is good. Quick change can be very dangerous. Peter Schmeichel very good dangerous change There are hundreds of players who are trying to be a Beckham or Cantona but do not have the personality, and they fail. Peter Schmeichel fail who personality trying This is something you learn as soon as you walk through the doors at Old Trafford: that you're never better than your last performance. You always have to improve on your last performance. Peter Schmeichel walk performance better you Goalkeeping is now at a point where it's a very popular position. Peter Schmeichel point where now position Kids want to play in goal. Peter Schmeichel goal want play kids Neuer is the best goalkeeper in the world by far. Peter Schmeichel far goalkeeper best world I would never bring in a player to make a statement. Peter Schmeichel statement bring make never During a big tournament, it is the small details that make big differences. Peter Schmeichel small big details differences You will never see United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the media taking problems he has or the squad has or the club has into the open. Never, ever. But you do see that at Manchester City. Peter Schmeichel problems city you media You have to believe you can win. Peter Schmeichel win you believe You can't do anything successfully in life without leadership. Peter Schmeichel without you leadership life When you look at the goals he has been criticised for, at some point they could have been prevented by a defender, or it was a misunderstanding. It is not down to Joe Hart on his own. Peter Schmeichel goals down look you Every player makes mistakes; every goalkeeper makes mistakes. Every manager does, every broadcaster - every person in life makes mistakes. But for goalkeepers, often when they make a mistake, it leads to a goal. Peter Schmeichel mistakes person mistake life
