Captain, Leader, Legend - John Terry

"For me, the biggest idiot will always be John Terry."

"As England captain and my centre-back partner, he could have saved everyone a lot of pain by admitting immediately that he had used the words in the heat of the moment but was no racist."

"I think that's probably what happened and what the truth is. Anton and I would've accepted that -- instead, he never gave us the chance. I've never actually spoken to John about the case. I no longer talk to him, but even three years later I find it impossible to forgive or forget the pain he put my family through."

"Ashley Cole had long been a friend of mine. We’ve known each other since we were kids."

"But for me it ended the day he decided to go to court in support of John Terry. Anton rang me and my head nearly blew off. He was betraying Anton, who he’d also known for years."

Shed wrote:Rio Ferdinand cannot forgive John Terry after race row:
Rio Ferdinand in his new autobiography #2sides says he finds it "impossible to forgive" John Terry over his handling of the racism row involving his brother Anton
http://www.espnfc.us/barclays-premier-league/story/2034456/rio-ferdinand-cannot-forgive-john-terry-following-anton-ferdinand-race-row

"For me, the biggest idiot will always be John Terry."

"As England captain and my centre-back partner, he could have saved everyone a lot of pain by admitting immediately that he had used the words in the heat of the moment but was no racist."

"I think that's probably what happened and what the truth is. Anton and I would've accepted that -- instead, he never gave us the chance. I've never actually spoken to John about the case. I no longer talk to him, but even three years later I find it impossible to forgive or forget the pain he put my family through."

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"Ashley Cole had long been a friend of mine. We’ve known each other since we were kids."

"But for me it ended the day he decided to go to court in support of John Terry. Anton rang me and my head nearly blew off. He was betraying Anton, who he’d also known for years."

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— via the Metro

"The club of 100 is a limited group. Only very few people can play 100 games in the CL for the same club."

"He may not have been captain in all those games, but surely in most of them. He's an historic player and will go down in the history of the club."

“I was in tears over the Premier League last year, over throwing that away and not winning it,” said Terry. “That’s what I play for week in, week out. I’m never scared to show my emotions. I just want to win trophies, that’s what I’m born to do, it’s in me from when I was a kid. I just want to win games, whether that’s in the Premier League or the Champions League.”

“Those three signings are quality, all unbelievable players but big characters as well, on and off the pitch. What I call real men, and players with great experience as well. Matic had to come to Portugal [with Benfica] and gain experience, but came back to Chelsea a completely different player and a man now. He was superb again against Sporting. Cesc has been in England before so he knew what to expect, and you expect him to hit the ground running, which he’s done.”

“With Diego we didn’t know. We’ve seen it before: some strikers take months and months. But he’s hit the ground running. Eight goals already is superb and it’s great for us. He’s a good character, a great character. Without speaking a word of English he gets by and gets on great with everyone. He puts himself about but gets up and battles on, and plays with little niggles. That’s what you want. That’s why he’s come to the Premier League: to win. He made that clear to everyone in pre-season. He’s come here to win trophies. That’s what he wants to do.”

"The biggest night ever for the club and I didn’t play in it."

"But I played in one [final in 2008], and I felt a massive part of it [in 2012], and the players made me feel a huge part of it."

"Along the way you look back at games, like the Napoli game [in the last 16] and other games along the way where you played a big part as well."

"Because it’s me, people look and say ‘he’s not won it’, people like to have their digs and their pops, but I know I played a huge part along the way, in the dressing room and on the field as well, so I count myself to have won it."

"No one speaks about the other 10 players who weren’t on the pitch that night as well. Maybe that’s me and that’s where I am at as a player."