Lad Quotations

When I was a lad in my 20s, as carefree and debonair as any other underpaid newspaperman, I happened to be a golfer who could flirt with par fairly often, and I was adventurous enough in those days to play any known or unknown thief who showed up at Goat Hills for whatever amount he fancied.

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.

At school, I was a shy lad and still am. But acting gives me licence to be up there, demanding the focus. It's the one time in my life where I don't have to shout to be heard.

Joyce for all his devotion to his art, terrible in its austerity, was a lad born with a song on one side of him, a dance on the other; two gay guardian angels every human ought to have.

Being some country lad from the banks of the River Boyne, I never wanted to be wealthy. I was driven by artistic intention.

One thing I'm not going to do is walk away from this team in their present bruised and battered state and give it to some young lad and say, 'Here, you take them out there,'

I was subjected to everything German as a young lad growing up, like traditional songs and talk of the old country. All my German relatives lived in New York City, and we used to visit frequently.

Number two he's a big lad and we are going to see if we can trim him down a little bit over the coming months.

He just felt something, he's a fit lad and I don't think he's ever pulled a muscle in his life, so he was a little bit shocked about it.

I did not even see it, I was watching Edgar Davids. The lad was going down then standing up and for me there's no problem.

I am delighted to have got Keith. He is a young lad who is strong and gets up and down the park from midfield.

Celtic have played a one-two and we've been caught. We're playing a sweeper. It was a great strike by the lad but we shouldn't be caught like that.

But there will be no pressure on the lad to come in and set the world alight. We want him to settle in first.

He's a big lad with a real physical presence and we feel he's got potential.

He was a wonderful boy, always smiling and had a quick wit. He was a very popular lad and the whole Clifton community is absolutely devastated by this loss. Everyone is totally shocked.

I'm a mixed race lad from Liverpool. I get to play a lot of hard characters, and some people perceive that's what I'm like, but it's great for me 'cos they're always the most interesting characters.

There is an impasse at the moment but we are still trying our best to get him because I still believe there is a lot in the lad I can work on. He also wants to come here, which is great.

He's keen to get involved in some capacity. We need to have a second team running next season and we feel that appointing a local lad like Lee will be best to help get things moving.

He's a lad we're looking at, but we won't be rushing into anything. We want to make sure they are the right people. We have to make sure the people who come in are not only good footballers but good guys as well.

He looks a very good player. The lad was neat and tidy and worked his socks off. Now I've got to think about the state of my club and whether we've got the finance and what we can do.

Lad Of The Manor is probably the best weight-for-age horse in Australia at the moment.

Little is the luck I've had, And oh, 'tis comfort small - To think that many another lad - Has had no luck at all

I went to watch Preston against Sheffield United and people are putting two and two together although, of course, it was an ideal opportunity to see the lad (Nugent).

I was a bit intimidated when I first got into the squad, I'm a quiet lad and there's so many big names around,

I was a cheeky little lad who played football every night, pissed around with his mates, and overnight, literally overnight, came fame.

Jamie is a good professional, good lad and a valuable member of the squad so we are pleased to have him,. He's done well whenever he has come in.

It ain't over until the skinny lad sings.

The quality of Mark's record with us goes without saying and he is a very talented player. Like all players who come up against their former clubs, I'm sure he will be wanting to perform well. He's a Leeds lad and he achieved a lot with the Rhinos, but we have both moved on now. We are well aware of Mark's strengths and weaknesses.

Michael is a talented footballer and a great lad who I know will fit in well here. He will add a new dimension to the midfield, which will improve our options and add a much-needed strength and depth to the squad.

I'm a hard-mouthed north-eastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.

The Polish guy was a lad I really wanted to bring to the club because he has smashing ability but unfortunately we've been unable to prise him away. He is a top-class player. One of the best in Poland.

Being a lad is what I'm about. I can tell you who isn't a lad - anyone from Blur.

Being a lad is what I'm about.

We're not sure how long it will be before Willie can join us because of the community work, but we plan to stick with him because we think he is a decent lad who just got in with the wrong crowd.

They carry back bright to the coiner the mintage of man,The lads that will die in their glory and never be old.

I'm running out of words to describe this lad.

Come back and stand with us, lad. We will all go down together that's what makes us who we are.

Wayne can be whoever he wants to be. He's a great young lad and he's at the right club to be looked after and to be brought through. If he carries on doing what he's doing, creating chances for players and for himself, he's going to deserve those comparisons.

Things seem to be going well just now and the lad wants to stay, which is good.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

Colin has been training with us for a couple of weeks and, now he has become available, we are keen to give another local lad the chance of playing first team football for Chesterfield.

That's great. He played very well last week. I think Justin has a very good chance of making the team. It would be good for him to get in the team because he is a young lad and could be part of the Ryder Cup for a long time to come as well.

Ten years of misogynistic lad culture later and women victims are still on trial.

In fairness to him the lad can play. He's got pace and he can score goals but he needs to concentrate on his game rather than falling over every time he's touched.

In the early days, I had everything to prove. A very working class lad with a burning ambition. A very crude way of measuring success is how much you are worth.

I'm gutted for the lad and the boy himself is inconsolable. Hopefully we'll have him back for the start of next season.

The big plus for Sunderland is the return of the big lad Kevin Kyle who was a very important player for them in the last couple of seasons.

Dave took a bad knock at Oxford, but he is a tough lad and I am sure he will be available. I know he is looking forward to this game.

The lad is having treatment and I won't even assess his situation until later this week. I will talk to medical staff then and see how he is progressing.

The boy is a really influential playmaker and you can't have too many of those. This is a massive signing at the club for sure. I'm delighted with the way things are working out because we've got together some players who can have a huge influence on matches and this lad is one of them.

As a young lad you go out and enjoy it, you have no fears, ... England versus Wales, a full house at the Millennium Stadium - you just don't get any bigger than that.

The young lad Convey has good acceleration, good pace, and looks as though he's got a real will to improve. He made some excellent runs into the penalty area and has good energy levels. He's somebody that caught my eye.

When all the world is young, lad, / And all the trees are green; / And every goose a swan, lad / And every lass a queen; / Then hey for boot and horse, lad, / And round the world away: / Young blood must have its course, lad,/ And every dog his day.

It was a terrible tragedy that that young lad was killed but ... an independent inquiry is underway. Let us wait for the facts,

It's hard to take in that it is our lad who is giving it to Australia.

I'd been a fanatic of movies since I was a wee lad, so I got into the films before I got into the comics.

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

My lad chewed and swallowed a dictionary. We gave him Epsom salts - but we can't get a word out of him.

The wages of courage is death, lad, but it's the wages of everything else, too.

I'm a working class lad.

The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads.