Gary Lineker
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Podcast Appearances
It was Trevor Stephens to Gary Stephens.
And he did a little near post ball and I slid in a near post.
Not the greatest goal ever, but for me, the biggest goal in my life because he transformed my life.
Going from someone trying to make his way in international football, who's doing well domestically, to suddenly being known around the world.
Finish up with a golden boot and a move to Barcelona two weeks later.
You know, when we talk about, like, you've got your record, I've got one or two records, you know, but when someone challenges that record, like, say if Harlan gets close to you and you get to a certain age and you're not that far behind, you're a decade behind me, but it will happen to you.
People are reminded of how good you are because they see that graphic with you permanently at the top.
Now, I'm at the top of the World Cup one.
for England, goal score for England.
Here I'm slightly braggadocious again, but it's a fact.
But Harry Kane this summer is two behind me and I suspect he'll probably go ahead.
I very much hope he does because we need him to have a great World Cup to win it.
But what it does, when those things come up, it actually reminds people that you used to play football and we were actually quite good at it, Alan, because...
Most people of a certain age, they think, oh, they just do TV.
Oh, he must have played a bit at one point.
He just sold crisps all his life or whatever it is, that kind of thing.
At least yours was in colour.
I'm going to be looking at YouTube for the next six hours trying to find one of mine.