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David James (born August 1, 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for his long career in the Premier League, representing clubs such as Liverpool, Aston Villa, West Ham United, Manchester City, and Portsmouth. James was one of the most capped goalkeepers for England, earning 53 appearances and participating in major tournaments like Euro 1996, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Renowned for his reflexes and shot-stopping ability, he later transitioned into coaching and punditry, managing Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters in 2018.

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“People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete.”

People Ifs Thinking Psychology Building Athlete Bricks Psychologist Crackers

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“I once drew a picture of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. But I put it away after a Feng Shui expert told me about the bad vibes”

Shining Experts Vibes Nicholson Feng Shui Bad Vibes

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“My wife and I replaced our nest with one on wheels. The RV became our new home. It's remarkable how homey it became and how quickly. It's obviously very condensed, and we do travel light, but when you think about what you really need, we have the basics - a bed, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a table to sit at to eat and write.”

Thinking Needs Writing Home Light Wife Bed Tables My Wife Kitchen Wheels Remarkable Replaced Bathroom Nests Basics New Home Travel Light Rvs

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“The stars above Italian clubs' badges shows you how many times they have won the Gazetta.”

Shows Stars England Clubs Italian Badges

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“I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera.”

Sex Planets Compare Upset Heroic Drs Monkeys Apes

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“Life is short. It's God's fault. Sorry.”

Life Is Faults Sorry Life Is Short

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“To every Armageddonist, every earth lover must keep saying with all the sincerity and affection we can muster, “May God make this world as beautiful to you as it has been to me.”

World May Has Beens Earth Beautiful This World Lovers Affection Sincerity Muster

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“I felt a rush of trust--felt that life might be not just tolerable but beautiful, if I could only remember to find the bare Present.”

Ifs Might Beautiful Remember Felt If I Could Tolerable

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“Writers are used to being re-created, and need it.”

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“It's not nice going into the supermarket and the woman at the till is thinking: 'Dodgy keeper'.”

Thinking Nice Keepers Supermarkets

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“A fly rod extends a fly fisher's being as surely as do imagination, empathy or prayer.”

Imagination Prayer Empathy

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“I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere.”

War Break Rocks Grew Grew Up Neighborhood Dirt Break Up Squad

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“I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.”

Done School Habit Benefits High School Theater Bad Habits

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“I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon.”

Ifs Years Said Seems Young Watches Letters Spoons

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“I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.”

Should Shows Stars Should Have Decent Haircuts Hairstyles

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“Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe.”

Self Universe Conversation Self Talk

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“Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.”

Way Hard Dream Lessons Best Way Life Lesson Lifelong Sibling Allure My Siblings Hard Lessons

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About the Author

Born: August 1, 1970
Known for: Footballer
Quotes: 17

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