Gordon Strachan

I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.

— Gordon Strachan

Fitness is a curve. You can be Lance Armstrong, or you can be really out of shape at the opposite end. People enter the curve wherever they are and then they can move up the curve, by better nutrition and better exercise.

— Gordon Strachan

I'm a better coach now than when I joined Celtic. The longer you stay in any job, the better you become. If you lose your drive, your enthusiasm, your imagination, that experience is no good.

— Gordon Strachan

I've been in football a long time and people have problems through debt, drugs, drink and family.

— Gordon Strachan

Reporter: Bang, there goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?Strachan: No, I’m going to crumble like a wreck. I’ll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge. Umm, I think I can take it, yeah.

— Gordon Strachan

Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."

— Gordon Strachan

I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yogurt to finish by today, the expiry date is today. That can be my priority rather than Agustin Delgado.

— Gordon Strachan

Reporter: This might sound like a daft question, but you'll be happy to get your first win under your belt, won't you?Strachan: You're right. It is a daft question. I'm not even going to bother answering that one. It is a daft question, you're spot on there.

— Gordon Strachan

Reporter: So, Gordon, in what areas do you think Middlesbrough were better than you today?Strachan: What areas? Mainly that big green one out there...

— Gordon Strachan

Reporter: Gordon, Do you think James Beattie deserves to be in the England squad?Strachan: I don't care, I'm Scottish.

— Gordon Strachan