Song: Radio Times Interview Excerpt 03/09/2013
Viewed: 88 - Published at: 3 years ago
Artist: Vinnie Jones
Year: 2013Viewed: 88 - Published at: 3 years ago
On modern Britain:
"There’s nothing to come back to here. To me, England is past its sell-by date. To me, England is past its sell-by date. It’s not the country I grew up in. It’s a European country now. If someone blindfolded you and put you on a plane in LA, and you landed at Heathrow and they took it off, you wouldn’t have a clue where you were... I just think we should get our own house in order before we open our doors. It’s mind-boggling to me."
On the Barclays Premier League and the influx of foreign players:
"Yeah, well, that rolling around, that’s the foreign players. I said it all 15 years ago, that diving would creep in, and also that the England team would suffer, because none of these foreign managers would buy English players. It’s all happening, just like I said it would. The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they’re going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct."
On living in the USA:
"I play golf six days a week, and I’ve still got my football team, the Hollywood All-Stars. Those are my two main things. I get my Walkers crisps delivered once a month. I have a box of Roast Chicken, a box of Salt and Vinegar, and a box of Monster Munch. And there’s more Premier League football on TV there than there is here. I’ll tell you something. Americans are crazy about sport. Kobe Bryant is bigger than Brad Pitt. Even the President wants to shoot hoops with Kobe Bryant. So, that gives me massive credibility. Massive. Nic Cage said to me, ‘Hey man, I didn’t know you were a pro soccer player, that’s awesome.’ It means I’m going in on an even keel with them."
On what makes him emotional:
"If you want to know what makes me emotional, it’s nature stuff. I haven’t got Tarantino’s films on my iPad, I’ve got Attenborough. Growing up, Glenn Hoddle was my hero. But away from football, it was Attenborough. And it still is".
"There’s nothing to come back to here. To me, England is past its sell-by date. To me, England is past its sell-by date. It’s not the country I grew up in. It’s a European country now. If someone blindfolded you and put you on a plane in LA, and you landed at Heathrow and they took it off, you wouldn’t have a clue where you were... I just think we should get our own house in order before we open our doors. It’s mind-boggling to me."
On the Barclays Premier League and the influx of foreign players:
"Yeah, well, that rolling around, that’s the foreign players. I said it all 15 years ago, that diving would creep in, and also that the England team would suffer, because none of these foreign managers would buy English players. It’s all happening, just like I said it would. The likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry at Chelsea, English players with proper status at a club, they’re going to be like the dodo bird. Extinct."
On living in the USA:
"I play golf six days a week, and I’ve still got my football team, the Hollywood All-Stars. Those are my two main things. I get my Walkers crisps delivered once a month. I have a box of Roast Chicken, a box of Salt and Vinegar, and a box of Monster Munch. And there’s more Premier League football on TV there than there is here. I’ll tell you something. Americans are crazy about sport. Kobe Bryant is bigger than Brad Pitt. Even the President wants to shoot hoops with Kobe Bryant. So, that gives me massive credibility. Massive. Nic Cage said to me, ‘Hey man, I didn’t know you were a pro soccer player, that’s awesome.’ It means I’m going in on an even keel with them."
On what makes him emotional:
"If you want to know what makes me emotional, it’s nature stuff. I haven’t got Tarantino’s films on my iPad, I’ve got Attenborough. Growing up, Glenn Hoddle was my hero. But away from football, it was Attenborough. And it still is".
( Vinnie Jones )
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