Gary Lineker
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So you've got to be very accurate.
There's a little bit of pressure.
Right, that's where I'm... There's a little bit of pressure.
I remember I was England penalty taker in Mexico 86, but we didn't get a penalty in Mexico 86.
And I was still the penalty taker in Italia 90.
And in those four years...
we'd never got a penalty for England.
So I was the penalty taker in Italia 90, and my first ever penalty that I took for England was in the quarterfinals against Cameroon, and we're 2-1 down with eight minutes to go.
So I think... And it's funny, you know, I didn't really feel...
I'd practiced and practiced and practiced and practiced the penalty that I wanted to hit in the game.
And because I'd practiced so frequently, I was pretty confident and I hit it in exactly the spot that I wanted to.
And it was a goal.
And then something mad happened.
We got another one in extra time.
And this time I'm thinking...
I haven't thought about doing it.
I'd never contemplated.
I hadn't had one for four years.
And then all of a sudden I'm thinking, well, the keeper moved really early on that one, so he'd probably do the same again.
And I didn't know which way he'd go.