- "I slept with the cup in my hotel room. I did not want it out of my sight. When I woke up and someone took it away, I felt I had lost a part of me." Skipper Steven Gerrard on the significance of the Champions League trophy.
- "The cup ended up with Stevie G in his room. His girlfriend wasn't here, so he had the cup in his bed instead." Confirmation from team-mate Vladimir Smicer
- "Jamie Carragher looks like he's got cramp in both groins." Football commentator Andy Townsend declares Carragher a biological phenomenon
- "The boss asked me if I wanted to take a penalty, I said I did and he put me on fifth. I thought "Thanks a lot, pal - my a*** was going, it was all over the place!" Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who was spared penalty duties thanks to Jerzy Dudek's save from Andriy Shevchenko.
- "Before the penalties, Carra came up to me like he was crazy - as always! He said: "Jerzy, Jerzy - remember Bruce (Grobbelaar). He did crazy things to put them off and you have to do the same."
Liverpool hero Jerzy Dudek reveals the 'wobbly legs' press conference before the penalties. - "He did a much better job than I did. He looked like a starfish with jelly legs to me but it worked." Liverpool's original "spaghetti legs" goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar pays tribute to Jerzy Dudek.
- "This one was enormous - it was the biggest in the world - as big as the room! Every time I went to relight it, it seemed to be the same size - it lasted all night!" Vladimir Smicer, who scored a goal and a penalty in Liverpool's defeat of AC Milan, recalls his giant celebratory cigar
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Still basking in the glory
Quotes about that famous night:
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